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 voltage ...

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The state’s grid operator can meet the moment, Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told a panel of lawmakers last week. So long as politics don't interfere.

ERCOT is beefing up the Texas energy infrastructure. That means more towers across private land and more concerns for rural ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the nonprofit corporation that operates the isolated power grid serving 90% of the state’s electricity needs, is infamous for the February 2021 winter ...

Battery electric storage is booming in Texas. The technology is seen as a linchpin in climate change mitigation that can work ...

“We’re at a pivotal point to decide,” Kristi Hobbs, a system planner with state grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, told regulators earlier this year. “Do we want to ...

ERCOT last year came out with forecast for a 150 gigawatt-peak by 2030 based on the figures reported by transmission ...

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 ...

The sun sets behind a Brazos Electric Power Cooperative substation near Rhome, Texas, on June 19, 2023. ERCOT has projected that power demand will increase rapidly in the next five years.( ...

Electric Reliability Council of Texas President and CEO Pablo Vegas said the adjusted forecast still showed unprecedented growth — an increase of about 75% from current demand — but added a ...