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Ten years ago, 241 Texas power plants couldn t take the cold Dozens of them failed again this year

Ten years ago, 241 Texas power plants couldn t take the cold Dozens of them failed again this year
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Texas could pay generators to boost power reliability: executives

Slideshow ( 2 images ) (Reuters) - One of the best ways to boost power grid reliability ahead of extreme weather events like the Texas freeze is a capacity market that pays generators to keep plants available, executives at two grid operators and an energy company said Thursday. Speaking at CERAWeek by IHS Markit, Chief Executive Gordon Van Welie of New England’s power grid operator ISO New England said “It really comes down to how much insurance you want to buy.” “We had the big wake up call back in January 2004 where (like Texas) we had about a third of our (natural gas) fleet not able to get enough fuel,” Van Welie said, noting now “We have capacity markets . with incentives and penalties if plants don’t perform.”

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Power Outages Main Cause of Oil, Gas Shut-Ins: Texas Update

Power Outages Main Cause of Oil, Gas Shut-Ins Bloomberg 2/26/2021 Naureen S. Malik, Joe Carroll, David Wethe and Mark Chediak (Bloomberg) Texas lawmakers’ attempt to understand why the state’s power system failed last week yielded plenty of blame but few clear answers on how to prevent a similar crisis in the future. Popular Searches In two marathon hearings, lawmakers grilled the state’s biggest power providers, its grid operator and regulators about the blackouts that left more than four million homes and businesses without heat, light and water during a deep winter freeze. Executives from Calpine Corp., Vistra Corp. and NRG Energy Inc. blamed natural gas-supply shortages, grid disturbances and a lack of communication from the grid operator known as Ercot. Ercot, meanwhile, said it simply followed the rules and direction set by the Public Utility Commission which, in turn, said it lacked authority to tell Ercot what to do.

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Texas lawmakers look to lay blame for deadly power blackout

Texas lawmakers look to lay blame for deadly power blackout FILE PHOTO: Workers install a utility pole to support power lines after an unprecedented winter storm in Houston, Texas, U.S., February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Adrees Latif reuters tickers This content was published on February 25, 2021 - 23:11 February 25, 2021 - 23:11 By Jennifer Hiller and Gary McWilliams (Reuters) - Texas state lawmakers on Thursday dug into the causes and cast blame for deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its grid operator and utilities ill-prepared for skyrocketing power demand. Dual hearings in the state House and Senate are highlighting shortcomings by grid planners, electric utilities, natural gas suppliers, renewable energy and transmission operators that led to billions of dollars in damages and dozens of deaths.

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Watch live, get live analysis as Texas lawmakers question ERCOT, energy regulators about power outages

Watch live, get live analysis as Texas lawmakers question ERCOT, energy regulators about power outages Madlin Mekelburg, Bob Sechler and Asher Price, Austin American-Statesman This is the largest train wreck: Texas senator questions ERCOT CEO about power grid Replay Video UP NEXT Texas lawmakers have embarked on a series of hearings examining the power outages that swept the state amid a frigid winter storm, plunging more than 4 million people into darkness and leaving them without heat and in some cases, water for days. There are two hearings happening at the Texas Capitol on Thursday, starting at 9 a.m. You can watch live video footage of both hearings here or continue below for live updates through the day and be sure to follow our reporters on Twitter: Asher Price, Bob Sechler, John Moritz and Madlin Mekelburg.

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