Is PUC moving toward a capacity market in Texas?

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.

TCAP: Reject Handouts for Big Electric

TCAP: Reject Handouts for Big Electric
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In a recent guest editorial that appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Dr. Randy Moravec, executive director of the Texas Coalition for Affordable Power, warned that proposed subsidies for big power plants could lead to painful price increases for Texas electricity consumers. Just below is the text of his guest editorial.
Perils of this electricity plan

Grocers make money selling groceries. Bakers make money selling bread. But big electric companies want to make money simply for existing. And if they get their way, electricity costs to Texas residents and businesses would increase; maybe by a lot.
Dr. Randy Moravec, TCAP Executive Director.Randy Moravec

Under proposals now before the Public Utility Commission of Texas, owners of power plants would receive subsidies based on the number and size of plants they own. The more they own, they more they receive. The subsidies would be added to…