Texas utility regulators with PUC could make grid history with first use of 675 kilovolt transmission lines in the ERCOT grid ...

But a freeze of similar duration or severity to the 2021 Valentine’s Day storm has yet to visit Texas again and give the grid a comparable test. And now, ERCOT is facing another daunting ...

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 ...

During a series of heat waves last summer, the extra storage saved consumers from “some pretty bad situations,” according to Woody Rickerson, chief operating officer at the Electric Reliability ...

This week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas published its long-term electricity demand forecast for 2026-2031. The grid operator expects Texans to use 58% more electricity in 2030 than it ...

While total demand in Texas previously peaked at around 85 gigawatts, more than 150 gigawatts of power are being requested by data centers and other large users, according to ERCOT. By comparison ...

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.( ...

At Linvilla Orchards in Delaware County, manager Norm Schultz says they're taking steps to save crops and fruit trees ahead of a deep freeze expected overnight. Warm weather in March brought the ...

It’s been a little over a year since the Texas Family Care Network took on the responsibility of case management for 15 counties in the Deep East Texas Region. A year later they are celebrating ...

Appearing at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ board of directors meeting on Tuesday, Dallas Fed’s Vice President and senior economist Pia Orrenius delivered a presentation on the ...