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Solar and Storage “Helped Make Summer Uneventful”: Texas Grid Roundup #78
Key takeaways from ERCOT Board meeting charts and graphs, including high thermal outages; low ancillary service prices; growth of solar, storage, and…
Sep 23
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Doug Lewin
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ERCOT Board Meeting Edition of Texas Grid Roundup
Subscriber chat starts now. Here's a look ahead at some of the “high impact policy discussions,” including demand response, to be discussed. Also…
Sep 22
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Doug Lewin
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Why the Old Utility Business Model Doesn’t Fit Anymore with Lynne Kiesling (Part 1)
Over a hundred years ago, the monopoly business utility model emerged as the one that could attract sufficient capital to electrify everything.
Sep 17
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
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Renewables Spur Economic Growth in Rural Texas: Reading & Podcast Picks, September 14, 2025
Ember's new China report; Speaker Johnson supports wind in competitive district; the coming electricity crisis; gas turbine costs escalate; renewables…
Sep 14
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Doug Lewin
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PUC Chair Proposes $2.4 Billion Hard Cap for Entergy's Gas Plants: Grid Roundup #75
PUC Chairman Gleeson would like Entergy consumers to have some protection from rising costs; PUC issues RFI for Backup Power Packages; new records this…
Sep 11
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Doug Lewin
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Why Are Energy Bills Rising So Fast? A Conversation with Charles Hua
A conversation with Charles Hua of Powerlines on why utility bills are rising, what’s driving them, and how we can chart a more affordable, pro-consumer…
Sep 9
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Doug Lewin
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Nathan Peavey
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Gas Plants Could Double, Solar Would Still Dominate: Reading & Podcast Picks, September 7, 2025
Gas turbine capacity to increase but still can't satisfy one-sixth of new global demand; US solar manufacturing increases; oil jobs contract; Texas…
Sep 7
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Doug Lewin
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New Residential Demand Response Proposal in Texas: Grid Roundup #74
Batteries break records each of last two nights; 2 GW of mostly solar + storage entered commercial operations in ERCOT last month; ERCOT unveils…
Sep 5
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Doug Lewin
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WATCH: Texas Power Rush
Check out the recording of my recent presentation on Texas power and energy trends followed by a subscriber Q&A.
Sep 3
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Doug Lewin
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The Affordability Crisis Deepens: Reading & Podcast Picks, August 31, 2025
The Administration's attacks on clean energy upend Texas' economic development; "The Electric Slide"; distributed batteries in Texas; AI and…
Aug 31
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Doug Lewin
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Emma Hamilton
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