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Aug. 29—AUSTIN — The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday voted to adopt a reliability standard for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. Setting a standard for ...

Apr. 24—AUSTIN — In a landmark decision, the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) on Thursday approved a plan to build the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region's first extra high ...

Texas leaders want to know how much power crypto-mining facilities use while searching for digital money. The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a new rule last week requiring virtual ...

August 2023 marked a turning point for Texas’s power grid. As demand soared to 85.5 gigawatts—dangerously close to ...

ERCOT issued a Weather Watch for this week as the first arctic front of the year reached North Texas. ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 6 - 10 due to forecasted cold weather across the ...

AUSTIN, TX (NEWS RELEASE) - ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from January 6-10 due to forecasted cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves.

AUSTIN — Continuing sub-freezing temperatures in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region pushed the demand for electricity this morning to a new winter record, with electric use ...

Power lines crisscross the Permian Basin landscape south of Gardendale in 2018. (Jerod Foster For The Texas Tribune, Jerod Foster For The Texas Tribune) HOUSTON, Texas – The Electric Reliability ...