Tom Kleckner

Little Rock

SPP Correspondent at RTO Insider

SPP Correspondent for RTO Insider

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Texas Bills Targeting Renewables Come up Short

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

The Texas Capitol is quiet after the most recent session that largely left renewable resources unscathed. | © RTO Insider. Another Texas legislative session has ended with renewable resources and batteries having survived onerous legislation that did not make it to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk.
Texas RE Adds AI as Risk to ERCOT Region’s Reliability

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

Looking to read the full article? Scroll down and login or sign up today! Texas RE Adds AI as Risk to ERCOT Region’s Reliability The Texas RE has released its annual Reliability Risk Performance and Regional Risk Assessment.
SPP Embraces Need for Speed to Meet Change Head-on

1 week ago | rtowww.com | Tom Kleckner

Evolutionary, not revolutionary. That’s long been one of SPP’s value propositions. Work with stakeholders to reach consensus, making sure things are done the right way and at the right time. No more. The “evolutionary, not revolutionary” language was removed from SPP’s five-year strategic plan, Aspire 2026.
SPP Embraces Need for Speed to Meet Change Head-on

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

Lanny Nickell (left) wants to speed things up at SPP to meet the pace of industry change. | © RTO Insider SPP has dumped its “evolutionary, not revolutionary” value principle and is working to make things happen quickly in order to meet the pace of industry change.
ERCOT ESRs, Solar Production Lessen AS Costs

1 week ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

Potomac Economics has released its annual State of the Market report for ERCOT. | Potomac Economics Energy storage resources and solar capacity helped reduce ancillary services costs and tight system conditions in the ERCOT market during 2024, according to a recent market report.
ERCOT TAC Approves Tabled Curtailable Load NPRR

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Tom Kleckner

ERCOT stakeholders wasted little time in discussing and unanimously approving a revision request (NPRR1238) during a June 12 webinar that it had tabled in May. Technical Advisory Committee members spent more than two hours debating the measure during the May meeting. During the June 12 call, they spent a little more than 15 minutes considering additional comments and approving the NPRR.
ERCOT TAC Approves Tabled Curtailable Load NPRR

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

Looking to read the full article? Scroll down and login or sign up today! ERCOT TAC Approves Tabled Curtailable Load NPRR ERCOT stakeholders have approved a protocol change that registers load as curtailable in certain conditions.
MISO-SPP JTIQ Fed Funds Caught Up in DOE Review of Grants

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

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Meeting the Surge in Demand Without Sacrificing Affordability

2 weeks ago | rtoinsider.com | Tom Kleckner

Southern's Chris Womack (left) and Exelon's Calvin Butler (right) egg on Evergy's David Campbell as he makes good on a losing Super Bowl bet. | © RTO Insider The Edison Electric Institute’s annual conference and thought leadership forum featured numerous discussions on the industry's ability to meet the explosive demand without sacrificing reliability and affordability.
ERCOT: Agreement Reached to Use Mobile Generators

2 weeks ago | rtowww.com | Tom Kleckner

ERCOT has told Texas regulators it’s completed its contractual work with LifeCycle Power, CenterPoint Energy and CPS Energy, clearing the way for 15 mobile generators to be moved from Houston to San Antonio and to provide more capacity in the area. ERCOT General Counsel Chad Seely said at the Public Utility Commission’s June 5 open meeting that the first wave of generators is expected to arrive in the San Antonio area in July.