Additions this year to the ERCOT grid in Texas are expected to be dominated by ⅔ from wind and solar PV, according to energy research from SNL. If SNL research proves true, this will be a huge boost to the generation of renewable electricity within this historic oil-producing state.
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Dan Seif and Chad Blevins Much has been made about the potential of improving grid reliability and supporting a new era of distributed energy resource (DER) utilization via new pricing and grid integration business models. Locational pricing has been one of the pillars of … [continued]
The United States wind industry has again broken monthly wind generation and penetration records, according to the country’s wind trade body. The American Wind Energy Association reported this week that the US set new electricity generation and penetration records across the country last week, “From the ERCOT grid in Texas … [continued]
As total installed wind energy capacity grows, so will the Lone Star State’s ability to keep breaking wind energy records in the United States, says a recent report from the Energy Information Administration (EIA). According to data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the amount of wind energy … [continued]
SunEdison has agreed to sell 116 megawatts (MW) of solar power to the Texas utility Luminant, which is the largest utility in the state. Currently, most of Luminant’s electricity is produced by burning coal. Additionally, Luminant is the largest miner of lignite coal in the state of Texas, producing about … [continued]
Texas’s massive ERCOT electricity market sets records all over the place and fights for life with new push for energy storage, wind energy, and solar energy
Originally published on RMI Outlet. By Chad Blevins and Dan Seif While all eyes have lately been focused on places like New York, California, and Hawaii, last month, the opening bell in Texas for that state’s “electric power market 2.0” began with little more than an energy-wonk whisper. It came … [continued]
The Texas-based utility company Oncor is looking to invest several billion dollars (at least) into energy storage systems to back up its transmission and distribution network, as per recent reports. But will the company be granted approval for such a stupendous and potentially industry-changing move? To be specific — Oncor … [continued]
At 8:48 p.m. on March 26, wind generation on the electric grid covering most of the state of Texas reached a new instantaneous peak output of 10,296 megawatts (MW). At that moment, wind supplied almost 29% of total electricity load, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the grid’s operator. … [continued]
Curtailments of wind generation on the Texas electric grid have steadily dropped since 2011 as more than 3,500 miles of transmission lines have been built, largely as a result of the state’s Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) program. Occurrences of wind-related negative real-time electricity prices have similarly declined as the CREZ transmission … [continued]
