Exploring ERCOT: Transmission (Brandt Vermillion - Modo Energy)

-The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) oversees the flow of electric power to the majority of Texas. Handling over 90% of the state’s electric load, there is a lot that goes on behind the scenes. Learn what goes on in the control room, and what happens when dealing with the unexpected.
In this episode, Quentin sits down with Modo Energy’s ERCOT Market Lead - Brandt Vermillion. Over the course of the conversation, they discuss:
-The differences between an ISO and RTO - and which one ERCOT falls into.
- Some examples of irresolvable constraints faced by the control room.
- Storm Uri from an operations perspective and how it sparked change in buildout and deployment.
- The current state of battery buildout in ERCOT.
- What’s next for batteries, with Ancillary Service saturation on the horizon.

[@euanmillar430]

Is there any way to get a transcript of this? :)

[@modoenergy]

Hi Euan,
You can view the transcript over on the video page on our site.
modoenergy.com/research/channels/transmission?wchannelid=vtx0dp52da.
Alternatively - if you would like the .SRT file, please send a message through the chat function on our website and one of the team will be able to email you the file.
Kind regards

[@hylandmarkle4050]

Great work, guys. Really cool to hear about what was happening in the control room during Uri