ERCOT said it has executed a reliability-must-run agreement to keep NRG's Greens Bayou 371-MW natural gas-fired generator available through September.

SPP has interfered with the autonomy of its internal MMU, according to two former monitors who say they were fired for voicing their concerns.

NERC released a short-term special assessment that highlighted the reliability risks created by increased dependence on natural gas

ERCOT members voted down the ISO’s attempt to salvage a revision request that would have replaced several ancillary services with new products.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee  continued the debate over who should be responsible for Texas’ largely unused smart meter monitoring website.

The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee endorsed a recommendation to increase the fuel adder factor for coal- and lignite-fired resources.

Xcel Energy (NYSE:XEL) has upped the ante in the Lubbock Power & Light (LP&L) bid to disconnect from SPP and join ERCOT in 2019.

A short but expensive transmission line in Frisco, Texas, finally received state regulatory approval.

A Brattle Group analysis says ERCOT will continue to rely primarily on natural gas, wind and utility-scale solar power over the next 20 years.

FERC reassured LS Power  that its plan to base some of its interstate administrative and operational activities in its Austin, Texas, office won’t trigger commission jurisdiction over ERCOT.