ERCOT’s long-anticipated real-time co-optimization initiative marks a fundamental shift in how batteries are treated, ...

ERCOT and CAISO market trends and successful bid optimizationBattery energy storage systems (BESS) play an essential role in balancing grids with high renewable energy. They can charge during low ...

Vegas said ERCOT, which manages the Texas electric grid, is ready and operating normally. Despite a shorter supply on Thursday, the state should not experience an electric emergency, he predicted.

The grid operator doesn’t immediately validate demand records, but the last winter demand record of 78,138 megawatts was set during a January 2024 freeze. ERCOT’s day-ahead forecasts often ...

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.

ERCOT moves to keep CPS Energy's largest Braunig gas-fired unit running past its retirement date The state grid operator's board is set to vote this week on the expensive plan it says is necessary ...

Odessa American - August 29, 2024 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.

ERCOT also said in a recent report that the grid would be most stressed between 8 and 9 p.m. on August nights, leaving a 16% chance for a grid emergency.

ERCOT ERCOT says Texas could face rolling blackouts in August, as Houston officials announce cooling centers The report found that energy demand throughout the state of Texas could reach as high ...

Green energy kept the Texas grid reliably humming along last summer. But that ended on Wednesday, September 6. At 7:25 pm, ERCOT's generation reserves fell below 1,750 MW, and it issued an Energy ...

ERCOT said EEA 2 will occur if reserves reach 2,000 MW (previously 1,750 MW) and are not expected to recover within 30 minutes, or if frequency has dropped below 59.91 Hz (hertz) for 15 minutes ...