Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p>When I say outage I mean, down for 1 second then back up. At least once it browned out then came back. </p><p>I have my core network gear and one wifi AP on a UPS that can provide me about 90 minutes of uptime. Long enough for me to fire up the generator. That one had its batteries replaced with LiFePo4 batts and is proving its worth. I just had to buy a second UPS because I can't be working in the middle of the day and have this happen during a meeting or other critical work. </p><p>The fact that this is becoming a regular occurrence makes me wonder what's going on with the grid. It is very possible this is isolated to my area but if others in <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> controlled <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> has a similar experience, I'm very curious. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/outage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>outage</span></a></p>
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Tina M Casey<p>Signs of a new renewable energy alliance in Texas...</p><p><a href="https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/renewable-energy-texas/821261" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">triplepundit.com/story/2025/re</span><span class="invisible">newable-energy-texas/821261</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/oilandgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilandgas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableeenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableeenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energypolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energypolicy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>Signs of a new renewable energy alliance in Texas...</p><p><a href="https://www.triplepundit.com/story/2025/renewable-energy-texas/821261" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">triplepundit.com/story/2025/re</span><span class="invisible">newable-energy-texas/821261</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/oilandgas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oilandgas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/grid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableeenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableeenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/windenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>windenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energytransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energytransition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energypolicy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energypolicy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/usa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>usa</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Construction is set to begin for a new battery energy storage system in Houston as part of a collaboration between utility company CenterPoint Energy, Irby Construction and SMT Energy.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/05/15/521424/centerpoint-partners-break-ground-on-houston-battery-storage-project/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/05/15/521424/centerpoint-partners-break-ground-on-houston-battery-storage-project/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BatteryEnergyStorageSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatteryEnergyStorageSystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonPowerOutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonPowerOutages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/RenewableEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RenewableEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPowerGrid</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>A Shell subsidiary aims to out-Tesla Tesla in the battery-enabled virtual power plant field, in Texas no less.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/shell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/s</span><span class="invisible">hell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/rooftopsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rooftopsolar</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/vpps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vpps</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/virtualpowerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualpowerplants</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerplants</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/texasgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texasgrid</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energystorage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/homebatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebatteries</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/solarplusstorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarplusstorage</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/peakshaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peakshaving</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>
Tina M Casey<p>A Shell subsidiary aims to out-Tesla Tesla in the battery-enabled virtual power plant field, in Texas no less.</p><p><a href="https://cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/shell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">cleantechnica.com/2025/05/06/s</span><span class="invisible">hell-subsidiary-sonnen-heats-up-virtual-power-plant-race-in-texas/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarpanels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarpanels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/rooftopsolar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rooftopsolar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/vpps" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vpps</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/virtualpowerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>virtualpowerplants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/powerplants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powerplants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/texasgrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texasgrid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energystorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energystorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/homebatteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>homebatteries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/solarplusstorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solarplusstorage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/peakshaving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>peakshaving</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/renewableenergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>renewableenergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/64951/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/64951/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Using Battery Aging Data to Prepare BESS for Wholesale Energy Markets <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BESS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BESS</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/caiso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>caiso</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyStorage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyStorage</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/maintenance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>maintenance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Markets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Markets</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/O" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>O</span></a>&M <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Operations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Operations</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/WholesaleEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WholesaleEnergy</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>CenterPoint Energy has reached a deal with the state of Texas to absorb the cost of the 15 large, mobile generators it leased, valued at roughly $880 million. The move follows months of intense criticism and negotiation with lawmakers.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/infrastructure/ercot/2025/04/04/517761/centerpoint-agrees-to-absorb-costs-of-mobile-generators-and-cut-rates-for-customers/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/infrastructure/ercot/2025/04/04/517761/centerpoint-agrees-to-absorb-costs-of-mobile-generators-and-cut-rates-for-customers/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Hurricane" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hurricane</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/2025TexasLegislature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>2025TexasLegislature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CenterPointGenerators" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CenterPointGenerators</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HurricaneBeryl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneBeryl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PowerOutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerOutages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PublicUtilityCommissionOfTexas</span></a></p>
Gernot Wagner<p>Wonder why wind, storage & other climate techs matter in the current climate?</p><p>Here's a live view of Texas's electricity mix: wind tops the list, energy storage plays a key role. The second biggest source: solar. (There's a CKI deep-dive for solar, too.)</p><p>Wind, solar & batteries don't dominate Texas's grid because of state-level policies & regulations. Quite the opposite.</p><p><a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/batteries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>batteries</span></a> <a href="https://fediscience.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Houston-based NRG Energy has announced a venture to build four new natural gas power plants in the U.S. to power artificial intelligence data centers, with some slated for Texas.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/03/05/515340/nrg-energy-announces-plans-for-4-new-natural-gas-plants-to-power-a-i/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/03/05/515340/nrg-energy-announces-plans-for-4-new-natural-gas-plants-to-power-a-i/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NaturalGasPowerPlants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGasPowerPlants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NrgEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NrgEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasEnergyFund" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasEnergyFund</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Shell Energy has ended its residential electricity business in Texas less than three years after launch.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/business/2025/03/03/515134/shell-energy-ends-texas-residential-electricity-business-sells-remaining-customers-to-nrg/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/business/2025/03/03/515134/shell-energy-ends-texas-residential-electricity-business-sells-remaining-customers-to-nrg/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NRG" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NRG</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShellEnergy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShellEnergy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ShellEnergySolutions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShellEnergySolutions</span></a></p>
Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p>Looks like the datadog dashboard for monitoring <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> is working again. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/powergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>powergrid</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://p.datadoghq.com/sb/5c2fc00be-393be929c9c55c3b80b557d08c30787a?fromUser=true&from_ts=1739963294741&to_ts=1739977694741&live=true" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">p.datadoghq.com/sb/5c2fc00be-3</span><span class="invisible">93be929c9c55c3b80b557d08c30787a?fromUser=true&from_ts=1739963294741&to_ts=1739977694741&live=true</span></a></p>
cs<p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> issues weather watch for Wed-Fri this week<br><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/TxWx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TxWx</span></a><br><a href="https://www.kxii.com/2025/02/17/ercot-issues-weather-watch-wed-fri-this-week/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">kxii.com/2025/02/17/ercot-issu</span><span class="invisible">es-weather-watch-wed-fri-this-week/</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Overnight temperatures in Houston are forecasted to be in the low 30s on Wednesday and Thursday, while outlying areas could see temps dip into the mid-20s as much of Texas prepares for what could be the last major cold front of the winter season.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/weather/2025/02/17/514005/houston-area-to-experience-light-freeze-as-entire-state-braces-for-cold-front/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/weather/2025/02/17/514005/houston-area-to-experience-light-freeze-as-entire-state-braces-for-cold-front/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Weather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Weather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreezingTemperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreezingTemperatures</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonColdFront" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonColdFront</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonWeather" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonWeather</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NationalWeatherService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NationalWeatherService</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TexasPowerGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TexasPowerGrid</span></a></p>
ShawnT 🐀<p>Speaking of cold weather, has anybody checked in on <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> lately?</p><p>Oh good, well at least *that* isn't falling down. Yet.</p><p><a href="https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboar</span><span class="invisible">ds</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.coffee/tags/txwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>txwx</span></a></p>
Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/@ai6yr" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ai6yr</span></a></span> Keeping a very close eye on this. </p><p>We're expecting close to 4 inches of snow in the next 72 hours and it could very well stick. </p><p>Testing my generator out today and we have other heating options. </p><p>I'm really worried about rolling blackouts or worse because <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> cannot be trusted.</p>
Amgine<p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TIL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIL</span></a>: <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> is an island unto itself when it comes to its <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ElectricalGrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricalGrid</span></a> — except where it isn't.</p><p>For example, WECC provides power to the westernmost triangle with two interties operating >75% OTC more than 50% of the time. SPP supplies the 'panhandle' and across the northern half of the state, including 2 DC ties to the Eastern Interconnection. SERC provides service near the border with Louisiana.</p><p>And with many new Western <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> Imbalance Svc ties, <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/TX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TX</span></a>'s <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> has admitted its failulre.</p>
Sara Safavi<p>love our annual "make sure the solar generator is in working order" drill</p><p>not that I expect anything specifically bad this week, but well, as you know, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>There's a chance of rolling blackouts next week because of incoming freezing temperatures in the Houston region and statewide, according to a local energy expert.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/17/511262/as-houston-prepares-for-freezing-temperatures-one-energy-expert-says-theres-a-chance-of-rolling-blackouts/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/01/17/511262/as-houston-prepares-for-freezing-temperatures-one-energy-expert-says-theres-a-chance-of-rolling-blackouts/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ERCOT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ERCOT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Houston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonMatters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EdHirs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EdHirs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ElectricReliabilityCouncilOfTexas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricReliabilityCouncilOfTexas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ercot</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FreezingTemperaturesInHouston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FreezingTemperaturesInHouston</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HoustonPowerOutages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HoustonPowerOutages</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WinterStormUri2021" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WinterStormUri2021</span></a></p>
Futuristic Robert [KJ5ELX] :donor:<p>50% chance of snow possible next week in northwest Harris County near the city of <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houston</span></a>. So far there's been nothing from <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ercot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ercot</span></a> that I can see saying we're ready for this. So I am preparing and you should too. </p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/houston" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>houston</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Texaspowergrid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texaspowergrid</span></a></p>
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