The costs will be shared by customers of all utilities that are part of the ERCOT system, which provides electricity to 90% of the state. Regulators said the added flexibility and reliability of ...

Since 2000, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has added nearly 98 gigawatts (GW) of capacity. Of this new capacity, over 70 percent (69 GW) has come from wind and solar farms.

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 is facing a $30 billion question about the future of its electric grid: Is it time to create a new, stronger backbone that can grow along with the booming demand for electricity? Or should ...

ERCOT and state leaders have made many changes to prevent a repeat of those widespread, deadly blackouts, including a program that requires companies to winter-proof their power plants.

ERCOT has projected that power demand will increase rapidly in the next five years.(TOM FOX / Staff Photographer) Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over ...

ERCOT has experienced more attention to and development of Private Use Networks (“PUN”) in the last months and years. This post summarizes what these “islands in the grid” are, their ...

The LCRA project will add 188 megawatts (MW) of dispatchable generation to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) grid. Per program rules, the PUCT may award the LCRA a maximum of $ ...

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Texas's power grid operator, ERCOT, projects peak electricity demand to reach 218 gigawatts by 2031, more than double the 2023 record of 85.5 GW. Data ...