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  2. Deregulation of the Texas electricity market - Wikipedia

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    The Texas electricity market is deregulated, meaning that there is competition in the generation and distribution of electricity. Power generators in the Texas Interconnection, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, participate in an energy-only electricity market and are compensated only for the electricity they produce. The ...

  3. 2021 Texas power crisis - Wikipedia

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    In addition to equipment problems, demand for electricity in Texas hit a record 69,692 megawatts (MW) on February 14 — 3,200 MW higher than the previous record set in January 2018 and 12,329 MW higher than its current capacity. [64] [65] The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) initiated rotating outages at 1:25am on February 15. [66]

  4. Texas electricity regulator cuts some emergency fees tied to ...

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    The Texas electricity regulator on Wednesday ordered cuts to emergency fees paid to generators amid a financial crisis in its power market, but adjourned without acting on calls to protect ...

  5. Texas watchdog says grid operator made $16-billion error - AOL

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    A firm hired to monitor Texas' power markets says the region's grid manager overpriced electricity over two days during last month's energy crisis, resulting in $16 billion in overcharges.

  6. Wind power accounted for around 3.4% of Texas’ total electricity generation on Wednesday, according to ERCOT’s Grid and Market Conditions dashboard. Solar accounted for 21%. Solar accounted ...

  7. How the Texas electricity system produced low-cost power but ...

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    Waiting in line in freezing rain to fill propane tanks in Houston, Texas, Feb. 17, 2021. AP Photo/David J. PhillipAmericans often take electricity for granted – until the lights go out. The ...

  8. Energy in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Since 2002, Texas has operated under a mostly deregulated electricity market (however, areas where electricity is provided by either a municipality or a utility cooperative are not always subject to deregulation). The Texas Interconnection is the statewide grid, managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

  9. Texas electric industry financial crisis to grow as more ...

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    The Texas electricity market faces "insurmountable distress" as more gas and service bills come due, power industry officials said on Thursday at a hearing into financial fallout from the state's ...