By: Hellenic Shipping News | Once again, it’s supposed to be a scorching hot summer in Texas, with record breaking electricity demand. And why not? Texas has 29 million people, regularly sees temperatures rise into the 90s and 100s on

By: Mark Watson | Even if the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market trips a “circuit breaker” threshold that triggers a drop in systemwide offer cap to $2,000/MWh from $9,000/MWh, ERCOT’s scarcity pricing mechanism could keep clearing prices near $9,000/MWh,

By: Jess Huff | In a unanimous decision, the Lufkin City Council agreed to join the Public Utility Commission of Texas in filing a lawsuit against Oncor Electricity Delivery Company LLC over a rate increase request by the company to

By: Bob Sechler | Record demand for electricity remains in the summer forecast for Texas, but the state’s main power grid is slightly better positioned to handle it than in a preliminary assessment earlier this year. The cushion between estimated

By: Joshua D. Rhodes | Summer is fast approaching here in Texas, and even if it is a mild one, it will be hot. Once again we’ll walk from our air-conditioned houses to our air-conditioned cars to our air-conditioned parking

By: Ryan Maye Handy | CenterPoint Energy this week filed to increase its electric distribution rates, another part of a plan that will raise the utility’s rates across its regulated businesses over the next year. CenterPoint is seeking to increase

By: Jeff Mosier | After a tumultuous decade that started with a record-setting leveraged buyout and ended with a prolonged bankruptcy brawl, Dallas-based electricity distributor Oncor is finally headed toward stability. The state Public Utility Commission unanimously approved a $9.45

By: Christian Roselund | The state is expecting nearly 400 MW of additional utility-scale solar by this summer, as the most significant source of new generation to help it meet summer peak capacity needs. In Texas and across many parts

By: Carolyn Davis | The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which serves most of the state, said tight operating reserves and expected record-breaking peak use this summer could lead to requests for customers at times to voluntarily reduce power

By: Bob Sechler | The main electricity grid in Texas is facing a big test this summer, with little room for error if an unanticipated heat wave exacerbates what’s already expected to be record demand for power. A narrow margin