ERCOT Archives

Wind speeds play a big part in setting ERCOT wholesale power prices

The wide range of simulated peak prices reflects ERCOT’s wholesale market design.

Could energy efficiency and demand response solve Texas’ energy woes?

A new ACEEE report shows how better energy efficiency and demand response programs could give ERCOT 11 GW of flexible demand capacity.

Investigation into Texas freeze highlights natural gas failures, frequency of cold weather events

The joint report issued by FERC and NERC cited freezing and natural gas fuel supply issues as the two largest causes for the disaster.

Demand for renewable energy, supply chain pressures send PPA prices higher

While wind and solar power purchase agreement prices are trending upward, LevelTen doesn’t expect demand to soften.

Google is buying 140-MW of Texas solar power as part of 1.6-GW plan

San Francisco-based Candela Renewables announced this week that with Google has signed a PPA with the company for 140 MW of solar power that will be produced in Texas and sent to the ERCOT power grid. As part of the agreement, Candela will develop a new solar power project, boosting the local economy as a result of the investment and

Why is Texas a ripe market for hybrid energy storage?

Hybrid energy storage is positioning energy storage at the same transmission node as a solar or wind or any other resource. Solar plus storage is a popular combination in the industry right now due to Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for commercial solar projects. Another reason why solar plus storage is favored is, storage increases the capacity value of solar. In

Texas’ power market reaps the wind (and sun)

By Liam Denning, Bloomberg The Texas power market is a gamble. Generators seeking the occasional windfall from price spikes weigh the odds on temperat…

On the brink of blackouts, Texas makes case for power plant boom

It may be time to start building power plants in Texas again….

Pedernales Electric Coop, Aggreko team on Texas energy storage system

The 2.25 MW/4.5 MWh project will be situated in Johnson City, Texas. Aggreko software will manage the battery system, which will provide services into grid oper…

Study: Texas investment in distributed energy resources growing steadily

According to ERCOT reports highlighted in the paper, DER has seen steady growth in Texas over the past two years…

To Add More Renewables to the Grid, We Need Energy Storage with a Critical Component: Inertia

The adoption of renewable energy is expected to increase across the U.S. Projections from the federal Energy Information Administration indicate that from 2020 …

CPS Energy Plans Solar + Storage Project to Help Tame the Duck Curve

Later this fall, Renewable Energy Systems (RES) will begin constructing a 5-MW solar PV plant and a 10-MW/10MWh battery energy storage system for CPS Energy in …

Why More Solar and Wind on the Grid Should Be Driving Today’s Investment Decisions

A new LBNL report offers concrete suggestions about what investments today will be most beneficial in tomorrow’s renewable energy future….

Wind Farm Derivative Accounting and Dodd-Frank Reporting Considerations

For corporate power purchase agreements and other hedging alternatives to securing predictable cash flows for wind farms, what are the derivative accounting and…

US Grid Needs to Go on a Diet to Get Leaner and Greener

Many regions of the U.S. have overbuilt and retained too many power plants, which can be detrimental to their owners, consumers, clean alternatives like wind an…