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These charts reveal the daunting challenge facing the ERCOT power grid in the next five years
Data centers are the primary driver of a huge increase in the expected demand for electricity on the ERCOT grid over the next ...
San Antonio Express-News18d
At ERCOT's request, CPS spending $150M to speed up new transmission lines
ERCOT anticipates a related project to improve the crowded circuit by adding more transmission capacity starting at a Leon Creek substation to be completed by the summer of 2027. “They have a ...
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Private Use Networks & Self-Generation: What You Need To Know
Private Use Network is defined by ERCOT as “[a]n electric network connected to the ERCOT Transmission Grid that contains Load that is not directly metered by ERCOT (i.e., Load that is typically ...
Fort Worth Star-Telegram7d
Listen up, Texas landowners: What you should know about ERCOT’s huge grid build-out
Agriculture and energy lawyer Zach Brady after giving a talk about the Texas Public Utility Commission and ERCOT’s new electric transmission projects on Friday, April 11, 2025, at the Cattle ...
San Antonio Express-News9d
ERCOT calls new demand forecast a 'sanity check' amid Texas data center boom
The raw total of anticipated demand comes from a mix of signed contracts or letters of intent sent to ERCOT by the ...
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Why Texas needs 3,000 miles of new power lines, more than the distance driving cross country
That’s longer than a cross-country drive, according to Google Maps. Similar to ... If implemented, ERCOT’s plan would be the largest build-out of transmission lines since Texas completed ...