ERCOT’s costs to keep aging CPS unit running surge by $12.5M
The costs to keep one of CPS Energy’s aging gas-powered units running past retirement has climbed another $12.5 million — and the city-owned utility hasn’t even started inspecting it yet. When the ...
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This is how much more power Texans used in 2024 than a year earlier — and the boom is just beginning
Under normal weather conditions, ERCOT projects 2034 summer peak demand to approach 155,000 megawatts. The winter of 2034-35 peak, under normal weather, could hit 147,300 megawatts, the forecasts ...
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ERCOT issues Weather Watch from Jan. 20-23 for next week's arctic cold front
ERCOT completed three full seasons of winter weatherization inspections with enhanced requirements for generation and transmission facilities and conducted its second summer weatherization ...
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Goldman Sachs-backed GridStor snaps up Texan battery storage project from Balanced Rock Power.
GridStor, which is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management, has acquired a Texas-based battery storage project from Balanced ...
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Two new board members named for ERCOT
Both Hernandez and Cornelius have ties to Houston. They will join ten other members of the ERCOT board of directors. “Their extensive experience and leadership will add great value to the Board.
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ERCOT issues weather watch as arctic blast brings freezing temperatures to Texas
According to ERCOT, there will be a higher demand for electricity use this week. ERCOT announces a weather watch to alert the public about upcoming significant weather conditions that could ...
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ERCOT issues Weather Watch amid freezing temperatures, rising energy demand
HOUSTON — ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has issued a Weather Watch due to freezing temperatures forecasted across the region, higher electrical demand and the potential for ...
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CenterPoint and ERCOT preparing for frigid temps next week in Houston
ERCOT completed three full seasons of winter weatherization inspections with enhanced requirements for generation and transmission facilities and conducted its second summer weatherization ...
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Texas Grid Needs Connectivity And Weatherproofing
Pablo Vegas, president and CEO of ERCOT, left, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, are shown ... [+] during press conference. ERCOT, Texas' energy grid, operator deals with issues of generation ...
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ERCOT announces addition of two board directors with Houston-area ties
Following the winter storm of 2021 — which caused millions of Texans to lose power and also led to the deaths of more than 200 people statewide — the state changed the requirements for how ERCOT board ...
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Two new board members named for ERCOT
A new report from the Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) showed even though Austin's capacity to shelter and house people experiencing homelessness has grown significantly over the ...