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Indicators in the Texas Energy Market Q2 2013

electricneal wrote 2 weeks ago: The traditional indicators of Texas electricity pricing are changing.  Below is a summary of key inf … more →

Tags: Electricity, Texas, Natural Gas, Energy Future Holdings, TXU, Oncor, electricity demand

How Wind energy removes fossil fuel power plants in the Market Structure.

The Trade, Shipping and Finance Wizard wrote 2 weeks ago: How wind power affects structurally the power prices at different time in a day in the power market … more →

Tags: Energy, California ISO, Electricity generation, Merit Order, miso, negative electricity prices, nordpool, Production Tax Credit, Renewable

Wind power sets new generation, penetration records on Texas utility system The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT),

alternativeenergypk wrote 2 weeks ago: The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the utility system operator serving most of th … more →

Tags: Electricity Reliability Council of Texas, Texas utility system, Wind power sets new generation

Oil boom raising electricity costs for some regions of Texas

Jon Mark wrote 3 weeks ago: State Impact published this disturbing report for the poor in West and South Texas. It seems the sha … more →

Tags: Utilities, electricity, Oil and Gas, shale

Winter's Final Goodbye?

electricneal wrote 4 weeks ago: The information provided reflects the views and opinion of the author only, and not those of any cor … more →

Tags: electricity, Texas, texas weather, Natural Gas, Electricity, winter, Baseball

Five Takeaways from 2012's Record US Wind Performance American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)

alternativeenergypk wrote 1 month ago: ew Hampshire, USA – On Thursday the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) offered more insig … more →

Tags: AWEA, American Wind Energy Association, U.S. wind industry, BPA, CA ISO, CPS Energy, miso, SPP, Transmission

Wind power in Texas and the “negative pricing” conundrum2 comments

Colin Meehan wrote 1 month ago: The issue of negative pricing from wind power has been in the news in Texas a lot lately, with some … more →

Tags: Wind, electric reliability, negative pricing

Texas Homeowners Get Paid to Conserve Energy

servantenergy wrote 1 month ago: Homeowners could save money and help the state’s power grid maintain its integrity during the hottes … more →

Tags: energy questions, deregulation, energy savings, energy industry, Energy, Power, Energy usage, Summer Peak Energy Demand, Energy supply

Strong Texas Wind Industry Bolsters Triple Bottom Line

sierraintern wrote 3 months ago: Technicians work to install a wind turbine in West Texas. (Photo credit: New York Times) Due to the … more →

Tags: Energy, Economy, Texas, renewable energy, American Wind Energy Association, wind energy, Jobs, Texas Renewable Portfolio Standards

Indicators in the Texas Energy Market Q1 2013

electricneal wrote 3 months ago: The information provided reflects the views and opinion of the author only, and not those of any cor … more →

Tags: reserve margin, NERC, Natural Gas, FERC, texas electricity, E.I.A.

Friday Linkage 2/1/2013

jbovinet wrote 3 months ago: It’s February.  Wow.  Hard to believe and then…not so hard considering I have spent the past two wee … more →

Tags: Linkage, New York Times, Friday Linkage, Think Progress, Linkage 2, solar, photovoltaic, climate change, waste

Smart Grid and Infrastructure Security Implications4 comments

acking1 wrote 3 months ago: Image via Washington Post It’s time for real talk. Existing power generation in Texas is havin … more →

Tags: Energy, electricity, Solar energy, wind energy, Smart Grid, Infrastructure, stuxnet, Demand Side Management, renewable power sources

Texas Population Growth and Future Energy Demand3 comments

jbeceiro wrote 3 months ago: Photo:  Austin, TX Downtown Skyline Forbes has released their annual list of fastest-growing cities … more →

Tags: Energy, peak demand, Energy Storage, Smart Grid, pecan street

End of Year Summary of The Texas Energy Market 2012

electricneal wrote 4 months ago: The information provided reflects the views and opinion of the author only, and not those of any cor … more →

Tags: electricity, Texas, retail electricity provider, electric generation, texas weather, reserve margin, NERC, Natural Gas, Electricity

Texas Breaks Another Wind Energy Record

Citizen Carol wrote 4 months ago: As we close in on the end of 2012 with a winter front keeping temperatures low, Texas achieved a new … more →

Tags: renewables, Texas, wind energy, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Wind power

Indicators in the Texas Energy Market Q4 2012

electricneal wrote 5 months ago: The views and information expressed here are only those of the author and not of any particular comp … more →

Tags: electricity, Texas, retail electricity provider, Electricity, deregulation, Energy, PUCT

ERCOT Market

servantenergy wrote 5 months ago: ERCOT is forecasting healthier generation reserves for 2014 and beyond, which has been a major conce … more →

Tags: deregulation, energy industry, Energy, electricity, Market Cap, energy generation, energy reserve margins

Texas' Electricity Projections Improve, But Still Low

ktvtdeborah wrote 5 months ago: HOUSTON (AP) — The agency that oversees most of the Texas power grid says future power projections h … more →

Tags: News, Local, ecowatch, Texas, electric grid, electricity, Power, Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Friday Linkage 11/30/2012

jbovinet wrote 5 months ago: It’s the last day of November and I am sad to see this month go.  It really brought some good things … more →

Tags: Linkage, food waste, New York Times, Friday Linkage, Trees 2, efficiency, Think Progress, Linkage 2, Drought


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