With an Arctic cold front rolling through the southern part of its footprint Tuesday morning, SPP set a new winter demand peak of 42.71 GW. The previous mark of 41.01 GW — set Jan. 2 — lasted only two weeks.

The Texas Public Utility Commission took its first steps in determining how to share federal corporate tax cuts with ratepayers.

The PUC of Texas (PUCT) agreed to “marinate” on an administrative law judge’s order approving AEP Texas’ request to connect a pair of energy storage batteries to ERCOT.

The executive director of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT), Brian Lloyd, has told staff he intends to resign March 1.

The new year’s frigid temperatures resulted in a new winter peak demand for ERCOT Wednesday morning.

Lubbock Power & Light filed testimony with the Texas PUC (PUCT) in support of its proposal to move about 430 MW of load from SPP into ERCOT.

Power prices surged along with demand across much of the U.S. as a blast of Arctic air sent temperatures plunging to record lows.

ERCOT enters 2018 facing new questions, as the growth in wind energy has begun threatening not only coal but also less efficient natural gas-fired generation.

The ERCOT year-end Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report projects a 9.3% planning reserve margin for 2018.

The ERCOT Board of Directors unanimously approved a $246.7 million transmission project to address growing energy needs along the Texas Gulf Coast.