Texas Electric Industry Updates: Key Developments and Insights from ERCOT and Policy Meetings

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### Recent Headlines
**June 23, 2025:** Texas Governor approves a bill requiring data centers to contribute to interconnection costs.
**June 23, 2025:** Texas utility is relocating temporary emergency generation units to address regional power shortages.
**June 23, 2025:** Halliburton is set to design demonstration wells for GeoFrame Energy’s Direct Lithium Extraction project in Texas.
**June 20-22, 2025:** CenterPoint’s resilience plan includes a $3 billion investment in the electric distribution system.
**June 20-22, 2025:** Texas Alternative Energy Company registers as an electric broker.
**June 20-22, 2025:** An international Virtual Power Plant provider registers as a Texas electric broker.

### Generation Adequacy
**June 23, 2025:** Texas Governor approves legislation mandating data centers contribute to interconnection costs.
**June 20-22, 2025:** ERCOT and CAISO observe market trends and successful bid optimization.
**June 20-22, 2025:** Energy companies assert that the grid is prepared for the summer months.
**June 20-22, 2025:** ERCOT recommends allowing Non-LSE QSEs to participate in the Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource (ADER) pilot under a new model, expanding pilot caps.

### Energy Storage
**June 23, 2025:** Large battery systems could prevent summer power blackouts.
**June 20-22, 2025:** Batteries are playing a critical role in stabilizing the Texas power grid.
**June 20-22, 2025:** Large batteries may help avert summer power outages.

### Texas Electric Policy News Updates
**New:** What led to the Commission’s resolution of SWEPCO’s resiliency plan?
**Open Meeting 6/20/25:** The Commission reviewed several resiliency plans, discussed an ERCOT workshop, and considered new rules.

**New:** Why did ERCOT staff request CFSG to review the proposed Residential Demand Response program?
**ERCOT Monitor Reports:** In the 6/18/25 meeting, the Credit Finance Sub Group examined additional details about the planned credit stress test proposal and an update on the Residential Demand Response program.

**New:** What updates are expected with the Smart Meter Texas upgrade?
**ERCOT Monitor Reports:** At the 6/12/25 meeting, the Retail Market Subcommittee reviewed various revision requests and noted a new demand response workshop.

### Additional Updates
**New:** What concerns were raised by Commissioner Hjaltman regarding ERCOT staff?
**Texas Electric Policy News:** At the 6/5/25 open meeting, the Commission revisited SWEPCO’s resiliency plan, assessed new rules, and discussed ERCOT’s request for a good cause exception for its long-term load forecast.

**New:** What objections do MPs have regarding NPRR1278, which establishes Advanced Grid Support Service as an ancillary service?
**ERCOT Monitor Reports:** In the 6/4/25 meeting, the Wholesale Market Subcommittee reviewed revision requests and updates on RMR costs billing.

**New:** What are IMM’s concerns about the non-spinning duration requirement in NPRR1282?
**ERCOT Monitor Reports:** The Technical Advisory Committee met on 5/28/25 to discuss revision requests and receive updates on the ADER pilot progress.

**New:** Why is selecting a specific weather year important for ERCOT’s analyses?
**ERCOT Monitor Reports:** During the 5/20/25 Regional Planning Group meeting, several transmission projects were reviewed, and the long-term system assessment was discussed.

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