Is PUC moving toward a capacity market in Texas?
Nicholas Sakelaris, Staff Writer- Dallas Business Journal
A majority of the Texas Public Utility Commission expressed support Friday for a mandatory electricity reserve margin, a move critics say could put the state on a path to a capacity market.
No formal vote was taken but Commission Chairwoman Donna Nelson and newly elected Commissioner Brandy Marty both said it’s needed. The next PUC meeting is Nov. 15. …
Some people think going to a capacity market is a bad idea. The question is how do you get generators to add capacity? Maybe this could work.