On Wednesday, according to live grid conditions, ERCOT had about 10,000 megawatts of pad in case a generator suddenly went offline. One megawatt can power about 250 homes. Vegas said ERCOT ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (News Release) - ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from February 19-21 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for ...

AUSTIN, Texas — With freezing temperatures in the forecast across the state, ERCOT – the Electric Reliability Council of Texas – has issued a Weather Watch for later this week. The Weather ...

In both cases, ERCOT’s live data dashboards showed power to spare in reserve as Texans cranked up heaters to fight off what’s likely to be the last major cold snap of the season.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a weather watch, which begins Feb. 19 and ends Feb. 21, due to cold weather across the region, the agency said in a ...

CenterPoint won’t earn any revenue from the arrangement. But it will still cost ERCOT approximately $54 million to use those diesel generators in the San Antonio region to prevent broader grid ...

ERCOT, the electrical grid operator for most of Texas, issued a weather watch for Wednesday through Friday ahead of extreme cold across Dallas-Forth Worth and much of Texas.(Tom Fox / Staff ...

Will the cold temperatures impact more electrical demand? Here is what ERCOT said. The anticipated cold weather is likely to boost electrical demand throughout the state, which might reduce power ...

ERCOT, which manages electricity for more than 90% of the state, said they expect the Texas grid to hold up to the freeze, though they anticipate high demand and "the potential for lower reserves." ...

But only a week before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, issued a sobering report that said the state’s demand for power could outpace supply by summer 2026. CEO Pablo Vegas ...

Under its proposal, CenterPoint will make no revenue or profit from these 15 units while helping ERCOT and the State of Texas. CenterPoint’s 2.8 million Greater Houston-area electric customers ...