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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages the flow of electric power to about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. The nonprofit independent system operator is governed by a board of directors and is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature.

Texas Court Reverses PUC’s Uri Market Orders

Mar 19, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

A Texas appeals court reversed PUC orders to keep ERCOT wholesale prices at the $9,000/MWh cap during the deadly February 2021 winter storm.

City of Lubbock

Texas PUC Order Clears LP&L’s Path to ERCOT, Retail Choice

Mar 14, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

Texas regulators have approved a settlement that clears the way for Lubbock Power & Light to migrate from SPP into ERCOT and begin offering retail choice.

Jupiter Power

ERCOT: Nearly 100 GW Available for Spring Demand

Mar 12, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

ERCOT says it will have almost 100 GW of seasonally rated capacity available to meet demand this spring, assuming normal weather and outages.

Entergy

Texas Senate Lays out Changes to ERCOT Market

Mar 10, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

Texas lawmakers have laid out a legislative package that threatens the state’s renewable industry and provides generous incentives to thermal generation.

ERCOT’s Vegas Makes His Case for PCM

Mar 8, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas endorsed the PUC's performance credit mechanism, saying it will incent new and preserve existing dispatchable generation.

ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Feb. 27-28, 2023

Mar 5, 2023ERCOTTom Kleckner

ERCOT staff says that despite “not insignificant” forced outages during the December winter storm, it set a new winter demand record and supported reliability.