ERCOT stakeholders mull potential price corrections tied to software error

Author Mark Watson

Houston — Electric Reliability Council of Texas stakeholders expressed concern Wednesday about the significance of price corrections being contemplated in relation to certain transmission outage errors committed by ERCOT for several days in September, which could affect settlements outside the ERCOT market.

During the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee meeting, Kenan Ogelman, ERCOT vice president for commercial operations, described a situation that arose over the summer and had an effect that may require price corrections.

At the end of May, Ogelman said, ERCOT implemented a …

US wind and solar energy PPA offer prices increase in Q3: report

Author Jared Anderson

New York — US power purchase agreement prices in the third quarter of 2019 decreased for solar power projects but increased more for wind projects resulting in a net price increase, while developers are mixed about 2020 PPA price movement, LevelTen Energy said Wednesday.

“In Q3, PPA offer prices rose overall,” Seattle, Washington-based PPA price index publisher LevelTen said in its quarterly PPA price index report.

“Across markets, an evenly weighted index of P25 wind and solar prices increased …