Governing Participants
AEP Texas
Austin Energy
CenterPoint Energy
Direct Energy
IBM
Oncor Electric Delivery
TXU Energy
Affliate Participants
ABB
Bluebonnet Electric Coop
Comverge
Drummond Group
Energy Xtreme
Electric Power Group
General Electric
GridPoint
Landis+Gyr
National Instruments
Reliant Energy
Sharyland Utilities
Southwest Research
Institute
Texas Consortium for
Electric Energy (TxCEE)
CCET Projects
The Center for the Commericialization of Electric Technologies (CCET), in pursuit of our mission, has embarked on a number of projects to serve the purposes of the organization and has an ongoing process in place to develop still other projects, all of which are intended to move the Texas electric grid toward a modern grid, often referred to as a "smart" grid, the benefits of which we believe will be spread to all sectors of the Texas economy.
Select a CCET project for a short description and current status.
CCET Project Ideas
Below are some CCET project ideas (project concepts or unfunded proposals) and a short description.
Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) Project Idea
A project idea that would look generally at the economic feasibility of energy storage devices and another that would examine a site-specific advanced CAES demonstration program have been proposed. Storage and demand response are two alternatives to bringing on high priced conventional generation to meet these demands.
Status: Neither proposal is under active consideration, although interest level remains high.
Development of Texas Smart Grid Lab Project Idea
Rather than a specific project, a Texas Smart Grid Laboratory would be a means to manage various CCET projects through existing university and industry facilities and ultimately a central facility that would serve as a test bed and demonstration site for new electric technologies.
Status: A white paper has been produced that has generated considerable discussion, and a formal feasibility study is under consideration.
Distributed Generation (DG) from Large Master- Planned Residential Development
There is considerable interest in addressing issues and opportunities posed by a series of master planned communities that include solar (and wind) generation as well as possible storage of electric power for community use.
Status: CCET is working on project ideas with a community in Houston.