Artega said to put ERCOT’s load estimate into perspective, consider that the biggest grid network in the country — PJM — ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which oversees transmission for most of that state, is putting out a weekly update on load pattern changes during this immediate era of the sickness ...

Previously, ERCOT could not account for certain industrial projects that would increase load, such as those that hadn’t completed their financing. Now it’s required to consider those future loads.

Meanwhile, ERCOT this ... controlled load sheds,” the entity added. Clearing prices from MISO’s 2022-2023 Planning Resource Auction point to capacity shortfalls in four zones.

“On July 14, 2023, at 10:30 AM ERCOT issued an OCN for the extreme hot weather with forecasted temperatures to be above 103°F in the North Central and South-Central weather zones, from ...

ERCOT, which serves 90% of the state’s load has been bracing for the extraordinary measure, warning for days that an expected “Arctic outbreak” could set a new all-time winter peak demand ...

and instantaneous wind power served nearly a quarter of ERCOT load twice in April. Another 48 MW of commercial-scale solar power, including about 20 MW that went on-line this spring, also has been ...

In Tuesday's report, ERCOT forecast in 2020 the power supply would peak at 71,420 megawatts - more than 400 megawatts less than it predicted in February 2014. Next summer load is expected to peak ...

On Jan.1, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) created the Houston zone to discourage congestion on electricity transmission lines and control costs. Congestion costs soared last ...