This month, electricity customers on the ERCOT grid used a whopping 85,435 megawatts - a 7% jump from the highest-demand day last year. That difference represents enough power for 1 million homes ...

TEXAS, USA — ERCOT has issued another conservation appeal. They’re asking Texans to save energy on Tuesday between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., if it’s safe to do so. According to a release sent out ...

The Texas grid managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, is an “electricity only” grid, meaning generators only earn revenue when they are actively feeding electricity to ...

Last Thursday, ERCOT, which serves about 90% of Texas, issued a statement, saying the celestial event will impact the output of photovoltaic generation resources from about 10:15 a.m. to 1:40 p.m ...

ERCOT said the request was precautionary and that it didn’t expect rolling blackouts to be necessary. In addition, ERCOT had not declared the initial stage of an energy emergency as of late ...

ERCOT will develop the final rules for the kill switch. It will apply to facilities that consume at least 75 megawatts, which is roughly the amount of electricity consumed by 18,750 homes.

AUSTIN — New ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas starts work Monday overseeing Texas’ beleaguered electricity grid, aiming to make it so reliable that Texans don’t think about it, even in frigid or ...

ERCOT extends weather watch through Aug. 11 02:14. AUSTIN (CBSNewsTexas.com) – ERCOT has extended its weather watch through Friday, warning that power reserves could be low as extreme heat ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s power grid manager issued a notice to be ready for next week’s expected cold weather. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the grid for the ...

Texas ERCOT urges Texans to cut power use as grid threatened for first time since 2021 blackout ERCOT, which serves most of the state's 30 million residents, issued a level 2 emergency alert ...

TEXAS, USA — ERCOT has issued another conservation appeal. They’re asking Texans to save energy on Tuesday between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m., if it’s safe to do so. According to a release sent out ...