Houston — The remaining Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative load served by Southwest Power Pool would join the Electric Reliability Council of Texas market in early 2020, under a proposed order to be considered by the Public Utility Commission of Texas at its February 7 meeting.
The PUC’s Office of Policy and Docket Management on Tuesday filed a proposed order that would allow the 96 MW — about 12% of RCEC load — that is now served by the SPP grid to cut that tie and instead be served by the ERCOT grid.
In May, RCEC applied for permission to do that as well as transfer ownership of a 10.8-mile …