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‘Ya’ll are done’: Texas OKs Sempra’s $9.45 billion purchase of Dallas-based Oncor

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Dallas Morning News

Jeff Mosier
After a tumultuous decade that started with a record-setting leveraged buyout and ended with a prolonged bankruptcy brawl, Dallas-based electricity distributor Oncor is finally headed toward stability.

The state Public Utility Commission, or PUC, unanimously approved a $9.45 billion deal to sell Texas’ largest regulated utility to …

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California ISO eyes changes to day-ahead market

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Platts

The California Independent System Operator is proposing major changes to its day-ahead market, including moving from hourly to 15-minute increments, partly so the grid operator can better handle net load variability, ramping and periods of over-generation.

Putting the changes in place will allow Cal-ISO to extend its day-ahead market function to …