ERCOT_ISO - Tweet Data Analysis
Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @ERCOT_ISO
Published April 5, 2023
Overview
Tweets covering
8 days
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-26
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-17
Total number of tweets analysed
71
Average age of authors' accounts
8 years
Summarization
The tweets cover a range of topics related to ERCOT_ISO, including the capabilities of the Powerwall in grid balancing and ancillary services, the use of energy storage for dispatch during high-price times and increasing solar penetration, the controversy surrounding proposed legislation affecting ERCOT_ISO's free market principles, events featuring ERCOT_ISO executives and discussions on local and state topics, criticisms of ERCOT_ISO's operations and accuracy, the participation of ADERs in the wholesale market, and the recognition of former interim CEO Brad Jones. Some tweets also address individual responses and discussions on various issues related to ERCOT_ISO.
Topic Modeling
- Grid balancing and ancillary services (#Powerwall, #grid, #balancing, #VPP, #ancillaryservices, #gridservices)
- Bitcoin mining and flexible load (#btc, #Texas, #GridFather, #FlexibleLoad, #Load, #bitcoin)
- Solar power and energy storage (#solarpower, 🔋storage, $EGR, #graphite)
- Texas power crisis and government intervention (#GregAbbott_TX, #Texas, @ERCOT_ISO, legislation, taxes)
- Clean energy and market participation (#ADER, #txenergy, aggregate distributed energy resource, wholesale market)
Emotional Analysis
The tweets express a range of emotions, including frustration and anger towards ERCOT_ISO for their handling of the recent winter storm and power outages in Texas. Some tweets criticize the organization for their perceived lack of preparation and failure to protect the grid, while others express support for renewable energy and energy storage solutions offered by ERCOT_ISO. There is also a focus on discussions around legislation and taxation related to ERCOT_ISO's operations. Positive emotions are present in tweets expressing gratitude toward the NorthSAChamber for hosting a discussion on energy-related topics.
Trend Analysis
- #Powerwall and #grid balancing
- #Bitcoin mining and energy usage
- Solar power and energy storage
- Criticism of @ERCOT_ISO and government intervention in energy markets
- Discussions and events related to energy resources and markets in Texas
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Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
19
26% of total
Number of Original tweets
8
11% of total
Number of tweets that were Quotes
10
14% of total
Number of tweets that were Replies
41
57% of total
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
20
28% of total
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
71
100% of total
Devices Used to Tweet
Top 5 Devices
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 35 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 23 |
| Twitter for Android | 7 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 2 |
| Twitter for iPad | 2 |
Device Distribution
Top 10 Accounts by Followers
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| drvolts | David Roberts | I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at https://t.co/mAVggtRfoE! (@drvolts@journa.host on Mastodon.) | 196,470 |
| kapeto98 | KAPETO 🇹🇿 | Social Media Influencer | Insurance Consultant | Entrepreneur | Content Creator | 👉 @KapetoMall | @arsenal Fan | https://t.co/TZ7Hhr6rOs | 85,725 |
| parkeralewis | Parker Lewis | buy bitcoin, delete facebook | 65,877 |
| GailAlfarATX | Gail Alfar | I might be drinking too much coffee today ☕️ | 60,219 |
| cpsenergy | CPS Energy | We’re the nation’s largest municipally owned gas and electric utility. On Twitter 8 AM - 5 PM, M-F Outages: (210) 353-HELP (4357) or https://t.co/t4pdULS5q1 | 34,406 |
| ArneLutsch | Battery Commodity | Investing in Battery Commodities and Green Technology #ESG #Graphite #HPA #Lithium #Copper #REE #Helium #H2 #Gold #EV #eVTOL - proud Dachshund Maxel 🐶 daddy | 32,444 |
| rtoinsider | RTO Insider™ | Front row seats at the organized electric markets. Spot opportunities. Influence policy. #RTOInsider #EROInsider #NetZeroInsider #EnergyTwitter | 28,438 |
| KHancock4TX | Kelly Hancock | Texas Senate District 9 - Chair, Veteran Affairs Committee | 10,517 |
| douglewinenergy | Doug Lewin | President, Stoic Energy; Find me: https://t.co/1Hg5bcm4iU; Host, Texas Power Podcast; writer @REWorld; mostly #energytwitter + #txenergy; views my own | 9,170 |
| PeriwinkleRose3 | PeriwinkleRose 🌺 | PROUD TEXAS DEMOCRAT! #RESISTOR #SAPIOSEXUAL EQUALITY 4 ALL! ✍🏻 WOMEN DECIDE! 28 yr. Sr. Trial Paralegal. *NO DMs* NO LISTS! **https://t.co/UDBG5djvaW | 6,241 |
Top 10 Accounts by Friends
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| ArneLutsch | Battery Commodity | Investing in Battery Commodities and Green Technology #ESG #Graphite #HPA #Lithium #Copper #REE #Helium #H2 #Gold #EV #eVTOL - proud Dachshund Maxel 🐶 daddy | 18,938 |
| PeriwinkleRose3 | PeriwinkleRose 🌺 | PROUD TEXAS DEMOCRAT! #RESISTOR #SAPIOSEXUAL EQUALITY 4 ALL! ✍🏻 WOMEN DECIDE! 28 yr. Sr. Trial Paralegal. *NO DMs* NO LISTS! **https://t.co/UDBG5djvaW | 6,384 |
| rtoinsider | RTO Insider™ | Front row seats at the organized electric markets. Spot opportunities. Influence policy. #RTOInsider #EROInsider #NetZeroInsider #EnergyTwitter | 5,067 |
| wing13nut | Dave R | Lost in Austin; WallStreet by way of Tulsa; OkState Alum; Energy Trader (⚡️👀MWs) Formerly $GS (JAron & FICC) $WMB I hate the term Okie State 🚴🏻♂️🤠🍊🫶🏼 | 4,994 |
| DrewSmithee | Drew Smithee, PE | Recovering performance engineer / IRP analyst / wind turbine climber / pipeline planner. Sometimes fish and losing sports teams. | 4,600 |
| MitchFound | Mitchell Foundation | Seeking high-impact, sustainable solutions at the nexus of environmental protection, social equity, and economic vibrancy. | 4,477 |
| drvolts | David Roberts | I run a newsletter/podcast called Volts about clean energy & politics. Subscribe & join the community at https://t.co/mAVggtRfoE! (@drvolts@journa.host on Mastodon.) | 3,547 |
| douglewinenergy | Doug Lewin | President, Stoic Energy; Find me: https://t.co/1Hg5bcm4iU; Host, Texas Power Podcast; writer @REWorld; mostly #energytwitter + #txenergy; views my own | 3,539 |
| kapeto98 | KAPETO 🇹🇿 | Social Media Influencer | Insurance Consultant | Entrepreneur | Content Creator | 👉 @KapetoMall | @arsenal Fan | https://t.co/TZ7Hhr6rOs | 3,097 |
| John_Ely_21m | John Ely | Previously director of CX at Bold Bitcoin, open to new opportunities #npub1g8rnkkeq92zjpy7l3jn7laapjtymkl94gqjq4vnt4l0nnh5jjw0swfk5ht | 2,366 |
Most Active Users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| ERCOTAnon | Here to help with understanding how ERCOT works. No commentary on prices or futures markets (thanks Barney Frank). Not affiliated with ERCOT whatsoever. | 6 |
| GideonOPowell | “There’s nothing more urgent than peoples freedom” seed investor @ https://t.co/bHE0Lt8mfV #BottomUp #Exploration #EnergyMaximalist #MuhhPower #CriminalJusticeReform #bitcoin | 4 |
| Rob4Apples | - | 4 |
| Charpy73 | I'm a victim of a violent crime and I Hope that NO KID ever experience the Violence & Hate of others. P:S. NO #DfnM's cuse I'll retweet almost if you … | 4 |
| kdgscribe | Senior reporter covering #energy, #climatechange and #environmental regulation and litigation and transactional issues for @Law360. keith.goldberg@law360.com | 3 |
| R0bby64 | - | 3 |
| TeresaAltum | 2nd amendment supporters went to overthrow the government without a gun? No, I dont think so. kicked off Twitter for 2yrs. Elon Musk is my hero Trump my choice. | 2 |
| tkleckner1 | SPP Correspondent for RTO Insider | 2 |
| ArushiSF | Currently @Tesla Energy Policy & Biz Dev. Also lawyer. Also first gen immigrant. | 2 |
| ryancmann | Analyst/modeler focused on DERs & demand flexibility. Technology + econ + regulatory/policy. @Enel_NA @wattTime @Energy_Leaders @DER_Task_Force @theclimatevote | 2 |
Tweets Per Day
Top 10 Tweets by Retweets
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638798309782351872 | #Powerwall can perform full suite of #grid #balancing #VPP #ancillaryservices designed to protect grid integrity - NERC standards for these services are used by all regional grid operators (balancing authorities) … | 5 |
| 1638548837517123584 | 🔋Tune in today @ 1 pm for the @PUCTX's Aggregate Distributed #Energy Resource (ADER) meeting. The group was organized to evaluate the participation of ADERs in the @ERCOT_ISO wholesale market. … | 2 |
| 1638629814285512705 | Great piece by @douglewinenergy who knows his stuff. Make no mistake about it, this proposed legislation is a misguided Big Government, Command-and-Control takeover of @ERCOT_ISO's free market principles. These bills … | 2 |
| 1637670549831794689 | Energy storage allows solar operators to dispatch during high-price times. Increasing solar penetration improves the business case for 🔋storage. @ERCOT_ISO is also looking to strengthen dispatchable power capacity post-Winter 🌨️ … | 2 |
| 1639416179264462850 | @John_Ely_21m @parkeralewis @willcole @MartyBent @TuurDemeester @SGBarbour @JessePeltan @petromundo1 @BitcoinPierre Jesse was the driving force behind the 1st hyperscale #btc mining campus in #Texas Steve is offgrid mining father, Jesse is … | 2 |
| 1636746002966224896 | JUST IN: (h/t @JessLaw360): TX appeals court reverses @PUCTX orders directing @ERCOT_ISO to max out #electricity prices in the wake Winter Storm Uri. Could have multibillion-dollar implications. | 1 |
| 1637991584665829376 | It was asinine that there was no mechanism to address pricing outcomes in a load shed situation. @ERCOT_ISO ended up putting a very large static number jn the ORDC calculation … | 1 |
| 1638578457310294019 | Diana Liebmann of @haynesboone: "With this judgment ... I don't know how @ERCOT_ISO can order units to run in case of an emergency. The takeaway from this opinion is that … | 1 |
| 1638616534506504193 | Gulf Coast Power Association (@GCPAssociation) named former interim ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) CEO Brad Jones as the 2023 recipient of its Pat Wood Power Star Award in recognition of his significant contributions … | 1 |
| 1637991596548300804 | Meanwhile, @ERCOT_ISO is building on their reputation as a clueless operator as "conservative operations" have led to massive out of market dispatch and now comically inaccurate load and renewable forecasts. … | 1 |
Top 10 Tweets by Likes
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1638798309782351872 | #Powerwall can perform full suite of #grid #balancing #VPP #ancillaryservices designed to protect grid integrity - NERC standards for these services are used by all regional grid operators (balancing authorities) … | 14 |
| 1639416179264462850 | @John_Ely_21m @parkeralewis @willcole @MartyBent @TuurDemeester @SGBarbour @JessePeltan @petromundo1 @BitcoinPierre Jesse was the driving force behind the 1st hyperscale #btc mining campus in #Texas Steve is offgrid mining father, Jesse is … | 13 |
| 1637670549831794689 | Energy storage allows solar operators to dispatch during high-price times. Increasing solar penetration improves the business case for 🔋storage. @ERCOT_ISO is also looking to strengthen dispatchable power capacity post-Winter 🌨️ … | 9 |
| 1638322440903315464 | @GregAbbott_TX Who’s doing your job to keep the lights on in Texas? You and @ERCOT_ISO sure as hell are not. | 8 |
| 1638629814285512705 | Great piece by @douglewinenergy who knows his stuff. Make no mistake about it, this proposed legislation is a misguided Big Government, Command-and-Control takeover of @ERCOT_ISO's free market principles. These bills … | 6 |
| 1638654363202912258 | Thank you to the @NorthSAChamber for hosting us at today's "State of Energy" event featuring CPS Energy President & CEO Rudy Garza and @ERCOT_ISO President & CEO Pablo Vegas. The … | 6 |
| 1639423749714763779 | @GideonOPowell @John_Ely_21m @parkeralewis @willcole @MartyBent @TuurDemeester @SGBarbour @JessePeltan @petromundo1 @BitcoinPierre @ERCOT_ISO @PUCTX @patwood3 The GridFather has a nice ring to it @JessePeltan | 6 |
| 1637991596548300804 | Meanwhile, @ERCOT_ISO is building on their reputation as a clueless operator as "conservative operations" have led to massive out of market dispatch and now comically inaccurate load and renewable forecasts. … | 6 |
| 1638335007671427072 | @Rob4Apples @GregAbbott_TX @ERCOT_ISO Pay your bill , mine stay on | 4 |
| 1637991584665829376 | It was asinine that there was no mechanism to address pricing outcomes in a load shed situation. @ERCOT_ISO ended up putting a very large static number jn the ORDC calculation … | 4 |
Top Languages Used
Top 10 Hashtags
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #texas | 3 |
| #bitcoin | 3 |
| #load | 3 |
| #txenergy | 3 |
| #networksolutions | 3 |
| #solarpower | 3 |
| #btc | 2 |
| #gridfather | 2 |
| #flexibleload | 2 |
| #txlege | 2 |
Top 10 Mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @ercot_iso | 72 |
| @puctx | 21 |
| @gregabbott_tx | 12 |
| @douglewinenergy | 11 |
| @rob4apples | 7 |
| @ercotanon | 6 |
| @jeaneur8 | 6 |
| @jessepeltan | 5 |
| @mmm_btus | 5 |
| @arushisf | 4 |
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emoji Analysis
Average emojis per tweet:
35
Emojis Used
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 😂 | 5 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🔋 | 4 | battery |
| 🔥 | 4 | fire |
| 👇 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| ✏️ | 2 | pencil |
| 🌨️ | 2 | cloud_with_snow |
| ↗️ | 2 | up-right_arrow |
| 😎 | 1 | smiling_face_with_sunglasses |
| ☀️ | 1 | sun |
| ⚡ | 1 | high_voltage |
Emoji Groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Travel & Places | 8 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 6 |
| Objects | 6 |
| People & Body | 3 |
| Symbols | 2 |
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