PUCT Revs Up Action on Demand Response, Reliability Standard… and Maybe Energy Efficiency?
Cyrus Reed | Source: Sierra Club | Posted 10/19/2024
In case you thought the only decision being made was the $5 billion in low-interest loans to gas plants that we covered recently, we wanted to update you on the dizzying number of projects being considered by the five commissioners at the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
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The Public Utility Commission of Texas is considering a slew of projects beyond the $5 billion in low-interest loans for gas plants, including the approval of a "Reliability Standard" for the ERCOT market to ensure reliability parameters are met every three years starting in 2026. The commission also filed and approved a proposed Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) framework for review, despite opposition from groups like the Sierra Club and large industrial customers due to potential extra costs on all customers.
Furthermore, the PUCT initiated rulemaking on SB 1699, which requires setting new demand reduction goals for the competitive part of the ERCOT market. The commission also addressed energy efficiency and demand response, highlighting the importance of policies like legislating energy efficient retrofits, increasing the demand response market size, and educating customers on energy consumption. Additionally, discussions on distributed energy resource interconnection standards and the registration of large cryptomines were held, with continued advocacy by Sierra Club for more impactful action on environmental issues.
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PUCT Revs Up Action on Demand Response, Reliability Standard… and Maybe Energy Efficiency?JOINT APPLICATION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH THE CITY PUBLIC SERVICE BOARD (CPS ENERGY), AND SOUTH TEXAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (STEC) TO AMEND THEIR CERTIFICATES OF CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY FOR THE PROPOSED HOWARD ROAD-TO-SAN MIGUEL 345-KV TRANSMISSION LINE IN BEXAR AND ATASCOSA COUNTIES - (42 filings)
CY 2024 ELECTRIC UTILITY TRANSMISSION CONSTRUCTION REPORTS UNDER 16 TAC § 25.83 - (36 filings)
REPORT ON DISPATCHABLE AND NON-DISPATCHABLE GENERATION FACILITIES - CY2024 - (34 filings)
COST RECOVERY FOR SERVICE TO DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCES (DERS) - (33 filings)
APPLICATION OF TEXAS-NEW MEXICO POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVAL OF A SYSTEM RESILIENCY PLAN - (32 filings)
BROKER REGISTRATIONS - (29 filings)
INFORMATIONAL FILING OF ERCOT INTERCONNECTION AGREEMENTS PURSUANT TO SUBST. R. §25.195(e) - (28 filings)