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ERCOT proposes annual statewide "batch" study to manage surge in interconnection requests; PUC to change transmission allocation
Summary
Faced with an unprecedented generation and large‑load queue, ERCOT proposed a statewide annual batch study to allocate limited transmission capacity to realistic projects; PUC said it will move away from the 4‑coincident‑peak transmission cost method under SB6 and is developing rule language including financial‑security proposals that drew concern from consumer advocates.
Austin — ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission outlined a package of near‑term changes intended to manage an unusually large queue of generation and large‑load interconnection requests and to reduce the cost burden on retail customers.
ERCOT CEO Pablo Veil told the Senate committee that the operator is now managing more than 2,000 generation interconnection requests (about 450,000 MW) and roughly 410,000 MW of proposed large loads. He said project restudies and repeated updates have created what ERCOT calls a ‘‘doom loop’’ of continual retesting as multiple projects…
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