Texas Grid Roundup #19, July 18, 2024
CenterPoint's mobile generator fiasco; PUC's investigation into CenterPoint; upcoming legislative hearings on the grid; "extra high voltage" transmission; and reliability standard updates
In today’s issue, I cover:
Mobile generators
Key upcoming dates for the PUC and Legislature following Hurricane Beryl
PUC Investigation Begins in New Docket
PUC Wants Info on “Extra High Voltage” Transmission
Comments on the PUC’s proposed reliability standard
Generating Profits But No Power
The Houston Chronicle ran an excellent investigative piece looking at the more than $800 million CenterPoint spent on generators. The vast majority of the $800 million went to fifteen 32-megawatt generators none of which could be used after Hurricane Beryl.
