Muni utility sues ERCOT as fallout from Texas’ electric power crisis continues
The utility alleged that ERCOT “ran up $20 billion in charges” for five days of energy supply due to its “lack of oversight, preparedness, and failure to follow its own protocols.”
Tesla unit eyes a battery energy storage system in Texas
The 100 MW battery storage system would provide black start and balancing services for a volatile node within ERCOT.
Adapture Renewables acquires an 81 MW solar project in Texas
The company initially financed the Rippey Solar project and now has acquired it, expanding its Lone Star State solar portfolio to 95 MW.
An energy strategy worthy of Texas
Going it alone with the ERCOT market as currently structured and regulated has been tested and found inadequate, writes a former state utility regulator. “Texas should not waste this crisis.”
The Texas blackout is a man-made disaster of epic proportions
The ERCOT market has served Texans well, producing low energy costs and the nation’s leading market for renewable energy. This same system also failed the state’s residents and businesses spectacularly in a moment of great need.
As Texas recovers, report warns grid operators to plan better for extreme weather
Grid planning fails to consider extreme climate scenarios that a resilient grid needs to handle, said EPRI’s president and CEO. “Traditional planning processes do not represent how resources actually perform under extreme conditions.”
3 graphs that shed light on the ERCOT power crisis
Data firm Lium concluded that ERCOT “probably needed at least another 17 GW of generation” to meet demand as cold winter weather settled in over the state.
Probes launched as Texas works to get the lights back on
For many Texans, this week’s blackouts seem a lot like a 2011 winter storm that was supposed to have ushered in a host of reforms.
Belltown sold 750 MW of ERCOT solar capacity during 2020
Belltown said it is currently working to sell another 870 MW of projects, all of which are expected to close in the first half of this year.
Total adds to its U.S. utility-scale solar and storage portfolio
The French energy giant acquired a development pipeline of 2.2 GW of solar and 600 MW of co-located storage assets.
