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Grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas last year ordered CPS Energy to keep the plant at its Braunig Power Station open past its planned March retirement because of concerns its ...

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

Texas power grid operator ERCOT is projecting an explosion in energy demand over the next five years, with peak electricity ...

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 ...

The Texas grid boss this week unveiled what he called a “sanity check” demand forecast to assuage lawmakers’ fears that Texas power use would more than double in less than five years. Electric ...

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 ...