Tag Archives: Electric Reliability Council of Texas

Demand Side Management and Its Impact on Wholesale Electricity Markets

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Enerdynamics

By Matthew Rose, Enerdynamics Instructor The debate over the impact of demand response and energy efficiency in the wholesale power markets remains active. On the surface, there is an intuitive belief that if we better manage and even reduce demand, … Continue reading →

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Texas Outages Due to Physical Problems, not Market Failure

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Enerdynamics

by Greg Stark, Enerdynamics Instructor Back in February, I wrote a blog post titled Why Does Cold Create Outages in Texas?, which examined the series of events leading up to and the possible reasons for central Texas’ rolling blackouts of … Continue reading →

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Why Does Cold Create Electric Outages in Texas?

Posted on February 16, 2011 by Enerdynamics

By Greg Stark, Enerdynamics Instructor The recent cold snap that put central Texas in a deep freeze generated some buzz among those in the electric industry as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) declared a System III emergency followed … Continue reading →

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