ERCOT Issues Power Grid Update

ERCOT Issues Power Grid Update Ahead of Texas Freeze
The state's main electricity operator is confident of avoiding a repeat of the blackouts that hit in 2021 following severe weather.
ERCOT Weather Watch: Here's when Texas power grid energy use is expected to peak
Pablo Vegas, the CEO of Texas grid operator ERCOT, said supply will be lowest compared to demand around 8 a.m. Thursday. However, about 10,000 megawatts of operating reserves will help keep the lights and heat on, even as demand spikes, according to the ERCOT grid and market conditions .
Texas' power grid could fall short of demand by 2026, ERCOT says
Texas' main grid operator has projected that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026.
ERCOT issues warning, expects grid to hold ahead of Texas freeze
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued a weather watch Monday for a possible freeze later this week as Gov. Greg Abbott warned Texans to prepare for what could be the "coldest weather event of the year.
The Texas grid just served its largest winter power load ever
The Texas power grid served record-breaking wintertime demand for a second-straight day Thursday. Demand on the grid operated by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas topped 80.5 gigawatts amid sub-freezing temperatures early Thursday. That knocked off an unofficial record of about 79 gigawatts that was set late Thursday morning.
'Citizens of Texas shouldn't have PTSD': Texans react to ERCOT's weather watch amid freeze
ERCOT expects the grid to operate normally, with no request for conservation. The weather watch will be in place for three days from Feb. 19-21.
Texas poised to power through freeze with bolstered grid capacity
Temperatures will plummet to the teens on Wednesday across North Texas. The front is the season's coldest so far.
‘There is no expectation of an energy emergency,’ ERCOT says before bitterly cold Texas temps
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Monday that power grid conditions are expected to be normal during an upcoming period of bitterly cold weather coming to Dallas-Fort Worth and other parts of the state.
Check the Texas power grid | As freezing temps grip Texas, we're keeping tabs on supply and demand
HOUSTON — Anytime the Texas power grid is the subject of a conservation advisory, or when the weather turns extreme in the ...
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ERCOT Faces Power Supply Challenge Amid Texas Cold Snap, Confident in Meeting Demand
ERCOT faces tight electricity supply in Texas amid cold snap, but expects to manage without emergency conditions.
ERCOT anticipates 'significant increase' in upcoming demand forecast
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ERCOT's CEO explains why Texas electric supply will be tighter Thursday
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As Texas’ energy demand soars, a pilot program looks to bolster grid with “virtual power plants”
On sunny days in the Hill Country, Tom Cook taps open an app on his phone and watches the power generated from the solar ...
ERCOT expects this week's tightest power situation Thursday morning
All eyes are on ERCOT Thursday morning as the coldest temperatures of the week are also expected to spur the highest demand ...
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Governor Abbott Confident Texas Power Grid Will Withstand Impending Freeze as ERCOT Prepares for Weather Challenges
Governor Abbott assures the Texas power grid can withstand the upcoming freeze, amid preparations for diverse weather ...
ERCOT issues weather watch ahead of single-digit temperatures, subzero wind chills in D-FW
ERCOT issued a weather watch for Wednesday through Friday as temperatures were expected to be the coldest of the year in ...