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April 4, 2025

ERCOT

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages the flow of electric power to about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. The nonprofit independent system operator is governed by a board of directors and is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature.
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Asthana, Vegas to Headline ERCOT’s Innovation Summit
PJM's Manu Asthana will join ERCOT's Pablo Vegas in opening the Texas grid operator’s second annual Innovation Summit by discussing how they are adapting to and managing the complexities of “rapidly changing grids.”
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ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 26, 2025
ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed several protocol changes related to the ISO’s real-time co-optimization project, keeping on track a project seen as a cornerstone for future market improvements.
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GCPA to Honor Kim Casey with Power Star
The Gulf Coast Power Association has awarded its former executive director, Kim Casey, the 2025 Power Star Award in recognition of her contributions to Texas’ competitive energy markets.
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PUC Adds 2 More Projects to Texas Energy Fund
The Texas Public Utility Commission advanced two generation projects for due diligence review as part of the Texas Energy Fund’s In-ERCOT loan program, filling a hole left by two proposals that dropped out.
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Experts Urge Texas Policymakers to Go Big with 765-kV Transmission
ERCOT already operates a power system as large as those in several European countries, but demand growth is expected to bring it up to the level of PJM and MISO, which has the industry considering building a new system of 765-kV lines to transmit power around Texas. 
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Texas Stakeholders Grappling with Tsunami of Large Loads
Industry stakeholders gathered in Austin to discuss and share opinions on the unprecedented expansion of energy demand facing the Lone Star State.
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ERCOT TAC Opens Discussion on Proposed RTC Changes
ERCOT stakeholders have begun discussions on a pair of protocol revision requests related to the grid operator’s real-time co-optimization and battery project, set to go live in December.
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ERCOT Board OKs Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT’s Board of Directors has approved staff’s recommendation to pursue the use of 15 mobile generators as an alternative to extending the life of two aging gas units slated for retirement in South Texas.
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Texas Supremes Hear Arguments in Last Uri Case
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments from distribution utilities seeking to dismiss what may be the final lawsuit stemming from February 2021's Winter Storm Uri.
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ERCOT Plans on Mobile Generators in San Antonio
ERCOT wants to use CenterPoint Energy's leased mobile generators to temporarily resolve reliability issues in the San Antonio area.

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