ERCOT staff promised to reduce price corrections before asking the Board of Directors to approve a pair of them for two unrelated events.

Texas regulators approved El Paso Electric’s request to build a gas-fired generator that has drawn opposition from the city and local environmentalists.

Its spring conference canceled by the coronavirus pandemic, the GCPA virtually gathered 437 participants for its 35th annual Fall Conference.

ERCOT staff told stakeholders they are working to reduce errors following two recent unrelated events that led to price corrections and resettlements.

NRG Energy advised ERCOT that it plans to mothball its Petra Nova Power plant, centerpiece of the world’s largest carbon-capture facility.

The Texas PUC dismissed a complaint asking ERCOT to reprice a 2019 dispatch interval after an error sent prices to their $9,000/MWh cap.

ERCOT said it expects “adequate” installed capacity available to meet demand this fall and winter.

The ERCOT TAC debated the "2% rule," discussed the backlog of revision requests, and approved several related to emergency response service.

Hurricane Laura’s impending landfall along the Gulf Coast has MISO, Entergy, SPP and ERCOT bracing for grid impacts.

Renewable energy’s proliferation has played a key role in helping ERCOT meet demand, but is also beginning to cause transmission constraints.