The Electric Reliability Council of Texas anticipates record-breaking peak electricity demand of 82,739 megawatts this summer, according to the Summer 2023 Seasonal Assessment that ERCOT published in ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- ERCOT held a board of directors meeting on Tuesday, where a portion of it focused on a review of this summer. ERCOT said what we've all known: this summer was longer and hotter ...

AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) – After months of unrelenting heat during a particularly sweltering summer, the Texas power grid's ability to meet high electricity demand hit shaky ground Aug. 17. With power ...

The colder temperatures are a reminder that winter is coming. On Tuesday, the agency that manages the state's electric grid came together to talk about it and so much more. After a record-breaking ...

ERCOT leaders plan to revamp their emergency plans for when they need energy quickly during the hot summer months ahead. At an ERCOT board meeting Tuesday morning, the CEO of the state’s largest power ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- After a record-breaking summer, the CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' (ERCOT) reflected on the struggles from this summer, and what needs to be done to ensure ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) manages the electric power grid for most of Texas. ERCOT uses tools such as weather forecasts and power plant outage reports to ...

Just after the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) released a new report warning of rolling blackouts this summer, the put-upon power brokers detailed new reliability goals in a House ...

Three days after six power plants faltered in mid-May, prompting calls for Texans to turn up their thermostats and conserve energy, the Public Utility Commission chairman and the interim CEO of the ...

Tight grid conditions have become nearly a daily occurrence. The all-time record for demand has already been broken eight times in the past three months. Officials have called for conservation as ...

Brad Jones, interim CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, expressed confidence in the state's grid heading into summer. (Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune, Jordan Vonderhaar For The ...