The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) warned that there's a "slight chance" of needing to issue an energy emergency alert during peak demand periods in July. "There is a slight risk of ...

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. But a ...

ERCOT’s adjusted figures now show a 138 gigawatt peak by 2030 and 145 gigawatts by 2031. Vegas has said the challenges with forecasts is predicting the exact timing of when load may show up.

According to ERCOT's supply and demand, Texas is projected to use more than 60,000 megawatts by the end of Monday.

ERCOT officials have said that, if a major winter storm triggers blackouts this winter, the effect would be less severe than that of the 2021 weather event that blanketed vast swaths of the state ...

Artega said to put ERCOT’s load estimate into perspective, consider that the biggest grid network in the country — PJM — covers 13 states and Washington, D.C., encompassing 65 million people.

In revealing ERCOT’s revised demand forecast, Vegas also speculated that rapidly-rising load demand could create a need to reactivate some mothballed coal-fired power plants on days when demand ...

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, ERCOT announced Paul Foster would be stepping down as Chair of the company’s Board of Directors.

ERCOT has released its Monthly Outlook for Resource Adequacy (MORA) report for August 2024. Based on normal weather conditions, ERCOT anticipates there will be sufficient generation to meet ...

SAN ANTONIO – For the second day in a row, the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to conserve electricity as the electric grid conditions tighten due to freezing ...

ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service (ECRS). Added in June 2023, ECRS takes advantage of Resources that can start within 10 minutes to address unexpected or rapid changes in supply or demand.

AUSTIN, Texas — The state’s power grid manager issued a notice to be ready for next week’s expected cold weather. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the grid for the ...