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New TCAP Study Finds History of Mismanagement at ERCOT | Texas Coalition for Affordable Power
Feb 14th
All, Setting the conclusions of this report aside, it is worth checking out because it provides a thorough historical review regarding the development of the ERCOT system. Also – there are quite a few statistics cited in the report (with 378 citations listed in the appendices). So, it could be useful for chasing down some data.
Going back to the conclusions – they are a tad controversial. What do you all think? Do you think that the report adequately accounts for the differences in generation mix between states, the impact of natural gas prices, or the fact that non-competitive (muni and More >
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Loading ...Report Finds 99.96% of Texas Smart Meters Accurate — Energy | The Texas Tribune
Jul 30th
by Kate Galbraith July 30, 2010
A new report has found that Texas’s smart meters are accurate in 99.96 percent of cases.
The report by Navigant Consulting, released today, had been commissioned by the Public Utility Commission in the wake of a crush of complaints about the meters, which are being rolled out across Texas. A class action lawsuit was also filed against Oncor earlier this year due to smart meters concerns.
“It is Navigant Consulting’s opinion … that the vast majority of advanced meters currently installed by Oncor, CenterPoint and AEP Texas are accurately measuring and recording electric usage, as well as communicating that information through the respective advanced More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Smart Energy Insights: Oncor Joins IBM’s Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition; Furthers Smart Grid Collaboration
Jun 19th
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 Oncor Joins IBM’s Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition; Furthers Smart Grid Collaboration IBM announced that Oncor, a Texas-based utility that delivers power to more than 3 million homes and businesses, has joined the Global Intelligent Utility Network Coalition. This group of utilities works to further the adoption of smarter energy grids around the world and now collectively serves more than 115 million energy consumers globally.
The coalition’s first collaborative effort was the creation of a Smart Grid Maturity Model (SGMM), a tool that benchmarks current progress and plans long term smart grid programs. More than 70 utilities have taken the SGMM More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Smart Meters Take Another Beating or Two or Three
Apr 5th
Apr 2, 2010
In our latest installment of smart meter anguish:
· Oncor gets sued by a couple alleging their electricity bill jumped after a smart meter was installed. Oncor says the suit is nonsense and that higher bills are the result of unusually cold weather. However, on Thursday WFAA reported that Oncor told the Texas PUC that 1,837 customers had been overbilled since smart meters were deployed due to installers misreading the old meters after putting in new ones.
· PG&E, sued earlier by angry Bakersfield consumers over smart meter bills, took more heat this week because the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) hired a company that had More >
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Oncor Side-By-Side SmartMeter Comparison Draws Mixed Reaction
Mar 9th
Oncor Side-By-Side Meter Comparison Draws Mixed Reaction While test results from meter comparisons made Monday appear accurate, some customers say they want further proof from an independent study.
Reporter: Bernadette Flores and Micah Williams
Oncor Conducts Side-By-Side Meter ComparisonsOncor Side-By-Side Meter Comparison Draws Mixed Reaction.
TEMPLE (March 09, 2010)-One utility company is making efforts to restore consumer confidence in its new smart meters after months of complaints from its customers over high electric bills,
Oncor Electric Delivery began doing side-by-side meter comparisons last week in Temple between its new digital ‘Smart’ meters and the old, recently replaced analog meters.
Temple resident Barry Holmes said More >
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