When the Electric Reliability of Council first told CPS the grid still needed the power from the retiring units at Braunig Power Station, CPS warned ERCOT it would be costly. In December ...

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.

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 ...

Not everyone was sold on ERCOT’s new methodology, though. “I guess y’all think you’re smarter than the people providing the electricity,” Rep. Charlie Geren told Vegas during a hearing ...

Texas is facing a $30 billion question about the future of its electric grid: Is it time to create a new, stronger backbone that can grow along with the booming demand for electricity? Or should ...

Electricity demand across the Texan market is set to rise to up to 218GW by 2031, according to the latest estimate from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's grid operator.

This summary is reviewed by TRD Staff. Texas's power grid operator, ERCOT, projects peak electricity demand to reach 218 gigawatts by 2031, more than double the 2023 record of 85.5 GW. Data ...

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 ...

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity use more than doubling as new data centers come online around the state.