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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.
Vistra CEO Jim Burke said Luminant’s generating fleet has performed well amid Texas’ ongoing heat wave, which has led to multiple demand records this summer.
States, RTOs and others warned DOE not to let transmission developers dominate the development of National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors.
The ERCOT grid continues to operate under normal conditions, the grid operator said, even as this summer’s peak demand is 4.3% higher than last summer’s.
Texas regulators have approved ERCOT’s proposed modifications to the operating reserve demand curve that are designed to retain and attract dispatchable generation.
Entergy is expanding its clean energy portfolio by adding 6 GW of renewable capacity through 2026.
ERCOT stakeholders have endorsed a $329 million reliability project in the San Antonio area, sending it on the Board of Directors for final approval.
ERCOT's average load exceeded 83 GW for the first time as temperatures remain above 100 degrees in most parts of Texas.
Xcel Energy, AEP and CenterPoint energy reported lower second-quarter earnings during a down day for utilities and other sectors on Wall Street.
Temperatures in Austin topped out at 105 degrees Fahrenheit, helping ERCOT to again set a record for hourly peak demand when load averaged 82.03 GW.
ERCOT appears to have set another peak demand record Monday, but if the grid operator’s projections hold out, the mark will be short-lived.
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