From The Daily Oklahoman by Christ Casteel Washington, DC – The Obama administration’s emphasis on clean energy and the fight in Congress over energy legislation is creating some tension among certain sectors, including the natural gas and wind power industries. Wind industry fights to defend its position as clean energy alternative The American Wind Energy AssociationContinue reading “Wind Industry Fights to Defend Its Position as Clean Energy Alternative study”
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Grid Interconnections
How are new power plants interconnected to ERCOT? Texas is divided electrically among four electrical systems as illustrated below. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is the primary grid operator for 85% of the power consumed in Texas. ERCOT has an open access transmission system, meaning that any generator can connect to any transmissionContinue reading “Grid Interconnections”