5:10 p.m.: It appears ERCOT has managed to stave off anything worse than a request for residents to conserve power all day. The grid manager avoided further emergency measures as committed power ...

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 ...

Texas power grid is preparing for a peak demand of 84,000 megawatts amid rising temperatures, nearing the all-time record set in August 2023.

If ERCOT does ask for power usage to be curtailed, he said, some Bluebonnet members might experience rotating 15-minute outages. Others might not experience outages if they live near critical ...

He added that ERCOT has not indicated to the city of Austin that rolling blackouts are needed to conserve power. ERCOT asks Texans to conserve electricity use Monday morning as it expects high ...

The previous record of 78,204 megawatts had been sent just three days before. While ERCOT’s live grid conditions may show different numbers, the agency says records aren’t set until demand is ...

ERCOT also oversees the state’s wholesale electricity market and posts the wholesale price in real time. The price can vary across the state and the chart shows an average. The wholesale price ...

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.

by ERCOT Vice President and Chief Information Officer Jayapal Parakkuth, the timeline for RTC to go live was March 2026. Bruns also mentioned the Performance Credit Mechanism (PCM) electric market ...