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July 26, 2024

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.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT Moves Quickly to Address Monitor’s Recommendations
ERCOT’s Market Monitor released its annual State of the Market report for 2020, finding that the wholesale market performed competitively in 2020.
Texas Admin Monitor
ERCOT, PUC Deal with ‘Trauma’ of February Storm
ERCOT and the PUC are working to prevent a repeat of the February winter storm that left Texans "traumatized."
UPDATE: Texas Legislative Response to Winter Storm Leaves Some Doubting
Texas lawmakers passed several bills in response to the ERCOT grid’s near collapse during February’s winter storm.
Six Years in the Making: LP&L Migrates Load to ERCOT
ERCOT welcomed 70% of Lubbock Power & Light’s load to its system, a culmination of six years of engineering work and regulatory approvals.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Briefs: May 26, 2021
ERCOT stakeholders are waiting on final direction from Texas officials as they tackle issues arising out of February’s disastrous winter storm.
Counterflow: A Modest Proposal
ERCOT could increase power transfers with the Eastern interconnection over AC lines without falling under FERC jurisdiction, says columnist Steve Huntoon.
CPS Energy Wins Round 1 vs. ERCOT
CPS Energy is celebrating a pair of victories in its battle with ERCOT over the nearly $50 billion in market transactions during the February winter storm.
Texas RE Gives Sunny Summer Outlook
The Texas Reliability Entity’s director of reliability services said that renewable energy will be crucial if the state is to survive another brutal summer.
Utility CEOs Emphasize Regional Perspective
Three utility CEOs from Canada, Mexico and the U.S. described their challenges in making the clean energy transition.
Overheard at the Energy Bar Association 2021 Annual Meeting
EBA marked its 75th anniversary at its virtual annual meeting, which included sessions on capacity markets and remarks by FERC Chair Richard Glick.

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