Texas’ electric grid operator has powered through record demand this summer by paying more to keep higher reserves and rewarding industrial consumers to cut usage, a combination that has added more than $1 billion to power fees.
Operators are forced to defer maintenance as aging fleet is ‘run harder than it’s ever been run.’
Relating to generator weatherization and market design.
Relating to intrastate gas pipeline transparency.
Climate change and other factors are shortening the window when aging Texas power plants can make repairs to run at full strength in hot summer months.