Tag: Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
ERCOT says conserve electricity; Grid operator predicts peak load record
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is asking state residents to conserve electricity Monday through June 18 as much as possible due to significant...
Record electric demand expected this summer in Texas
With hot and dry conditions expected this summer and a growing population in Texas, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, is anticipating...
Hidalgo County woman who suffered from COVID sues AEP, ERCOT over winter storm outages
She spent three weeks in the hospital in January after being diagnosed with the coronavirus.
When she was discharged, she was required to use an...
Despite normal spring, Texas electric grid seeks power boost
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press
DALLAS (AP) — The electric grid manager for most of Texas issued an electricity conservation watch Tuesday, appealing to customers...
ERCOT asks Texans to conserve power, outages not expected as it nears emergency conditions
By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune
The state’s main power grid operator asked Texans to conserve power Tuesday afternoon and into the...
ERCOT to argue it is immune from winter storm lawsuits
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas will argue that it has governmental immunity that protects it from the at least 35 lawsuits that have...
Report: Bulk of February power plant outages ‘weather related’
Bob Sechler Austin American-Statesman
AUSTIN, Texas — If you're wondering what caused the power outages that contributed to dozens of deaths across Texas and billions...
Congress questions Texas officials about power grid failure
DALLAS (AP) — Congress is looking into last month's massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state's energy...
Texas court dodges saying whether grid operator can be sued
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Supreme Court sidestepped a ruling Friday on whether the state's embattled power grid operator that remains under fire...
LETTER: Make ERCOT all Texan body
ERCOT has been exposed as a group, including many non-Texans, who are paid huge amounts of money to manage our electric grid. The managing...