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ERCOT, the electrical grid operator for most of Texas, issued a weather watch for early next week when temperatures are ...

According to Operations Messages on the ERCOT website, around 5 a.m. ERCOT issued a Transmission Emergency in South and ...

According to Alden Phinney, a regional director of GridBeyond and a co-author of the report, an interesting aspect of CAISO ...

Jan. 17—AUSTIN ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 20-23 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves.

The Texas power grid managed by ERCOT performed admirably during this week's major winter weather event which brought ...

ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from Jan. 20-23 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher ...

The watch is scheduled to last Monday through Thursday and was issued “due to extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves.” ...

CenterPoint Energy averted the worst impacts to its power lines and poles during Houston's historic winter storm.