During the second annual ERCOT Innovation Summit last week in Round Rock, CEO Pablo Vegas told a group of reporters that he believes the grid will be reliable during the sustained summer heat.

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 ...

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In Texas, electricity generating companies have no incentive to build enough power plants to keep the state online during periods of high demand – think hot August days or a winter freeze.

Amid an unseasonably intense heatwave, Texas’ power grid operator ERCOT is forecasting a staggering surge in electricity demand that could rival the all-time state record—months ahead of peak ...

Below are some of the key tools that power analysts can use to track how the ERCOT system is coping. Analysts with access to power trading tools such as LSEG Workspace can monitor forecasts for ...

I don’t think it’s accurate,” Vegas told reporters Tuesday at an ERCOT conference in Round Rock. “What we really need is a portfolio that can actually deliver on the resource requirements ...

State Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, worries ERCOT is not working with a full picture. He told a legislative panel as much in February. “We do not have accurate load forecasting. No one knows if ...

Take action for trustworthy journalism. Support reporting for Texans, by Texans. According to ERCOT, the state’s energy demand may double in six years. A Texas lawmaker is worried about the ...