The Texas grid is called ERCOT, and it is run by an agency of the same name — the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. ERCOT does not actually cover all of Texas. El Paso is on another grid, as is the upper Panhandle and a chunk of East Texas. This presumably has to do with th...
Texas is unusual in that almost the entire state is part of a single grid that lacks extensive integration with those of the surrounding states. That grid is run by an organization called ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, a nonprofit controlled by the state legislature. According...
Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Friday placed blame for the state's widespread power outages on the grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Abbott's press conference comes as the statecontinues to suffer from the aftermath of a winter stormthat knocked out power for mill...
"Connecting to the national grid is the safest most reliable way," said Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-San Antonio) on February 14. The bill, which is still pending, has its critics. "We've talked in recent meetings about the many advantages that ERCOT has by being an independent energy island...
ERCOT also noted "significant operational improvements" over the summer and additional changes planned for the winter, including: New Public Utility Commission weatherization rules; New power plant inspections with penalties for non-compliance, enforced by the PUC; Aggressive daily grid management; and ...
Here's why the power went out in the Lone Star State last winter—and how we can prevent future failures.
In Texas this week, grid operators and utilities knew about the dire weather forecast for at least a week. Last weekend they issued appeals for power conservation, and ERCOT tweeted that residents should “unplug the fancy new appliances you bought during the pandemic and only used once.” The...
s devastating and deadly power grid meltdown during the winter storm in February 2021. Since both catastrophic events, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state’s grid operator, has begun adopting ways to diversify and strengthen the power grid, including through the Aggregated...
TheEnergy Reliability Council of Texas(ERCOT) predicts that the grid will have sufficient capacity to meet demand this winter. With cold temperatures increasing energy demand, early spring may be a good time to find a more affordable electricity plan using the Choose Energy marketplace. We can he...
Astemperatures plungedand snow and ice whipped the state over Valentine's Day weekend, much of Texas'power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems. Tens of millions huddled in frigid homes that slowly grew colder or fled for safety. With gas-fueled power plants offline, wells frozen, a...