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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...