NRG is working with GE Vernova and a Kiewit subsidiary to rapidly add new generation capacity for data centers in the ERCOT and PJM regions. Houston-based NRG Energy Inc. (NYSE: NRG) is making ...

The ERCOT Board of Directors convene for a meeting at the organization's headquarters in Austin on Dec. 3, 2024. Credit: Noah Devereaux for the Texas Tribune ...

The ERCOT Board of Directors convene for a meeting at the organization's headquarters in Austin on Dec. 3, 2024. (Noah Devereaux For The Texas Tribune, Noah Devereaux For The Texas Tribune ...

Texas’ main grid operator on Tuesday approved a $54 million plan to replace two aging natural gas-powered plants near San Antonio with the massive mobile generators that CenterPoint Energy came ...

CenterPoint won’t earn any revenue from the arrangement. But it will still cost ERCOT approximately $54 million to use those diesel generators in the San Antonio region to prevent broader grid ...

ERCOT said that the loss of those units, which sit near a problem area in the state’s transmission infrastructure, would increase the risks of power outages across the grid. Transmission ...

But only a week before, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, ERCOT, issued a sobering report that said the state’s demand for power could outpace supply by summer 2026. CEO Pablo Vegas ...

According to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), power demand across the state this week peaked at around 83,000 megawatts Thursday morning – nearing the state's total energy ...

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.

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 ...