On average, wind makes up 18% of ERCOT’s fuel mix in summer months and 30.1% in other months, based on ERCOT’s Average Fuel Mix from January 1, 2023, to March 21, 2024. View the full report here.
A new report from the Energy Reliability Council of Texas shows the possibility that the state's power grid will not keep up ...
Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.
That’s some of what happened in February 2021, when single-digit temperatures, frozen gas distribution systems and shut-down power plants led to statewide blackouts on the ERCOT grid that were ...
ERCOT Fuel Mix Chart as of 4:49 p.m. CT on June 20, 2023. ERCOT’s difficult final day of Spring came 6 weeks after its officials, along with Texas PUC Chairman Peter Lake, issued a report ...
In ERCOT, battery storage revenues have dropped significantly in the past year due to factors such as increased battery installations, more renewable generation, and changes in how ERCOT dispatches of ...
If a resource's fuel service is firm and isn't under a lower curtailment priority if there's a curtailment event, they can now qualify. Scheduled Maintenance Period. ERCOT has worked with ...
ERCOT issued a Weather Watch for Jan. 20 through Jan. 23 due to the arctic blast that's expected to take over the state. The cold will cause a higher electrical demand as well as the potential for ...
In that period, natural gas power plants and battery storage are critical in meeting demand. Though 2021 has heightened scrutiny of ERCOT's operations during freezes and heat waves, ERCOT ...
By 2038, the Permian Basin alone could add 26 gigawatts of electricity demand, nearly a third of the Texas grid’s entire summer demand currently, according to ERCOT. Oil and gas electrification ...