The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, expects demand to peak at 84,000 megawatts on Wednesday. Last May, we set a record of 77,000 megawatts. According to the power grid manager ...

AUSTIN In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region’s first extra high ...

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity use more than doubling as new data centers come online around the state.