January 16, 2025

Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

ERCOT: Grid was ‘Seconds and Minutes’ from Total Collapse
ERCOT said that enough generation had returned to service to stop the rotating outages that began Feb. 15.
ERCOT Focuses on Restoration, not Blame
ERCOT leadership made it clear that it is fully committed to restoring power to the millions of Texans spending their fourth night shivering in the dark.
Slow Storm Restoration Sparks Anger in Texas, South
The inability of Midwestern grid operators to recover quickly from extreme winter weather drew customer anger, along with scrutiny from regulators.
UPDATE: ERCOT, MISO, SPP Slough Load in Wintry Blast
SPP joined ERCOT in initiating rolling blackouts Monday as the entire Midwest experiences an unprecedented winter storm.
ERCOT Board of Directors Briefs: Feb. 9, 2021
ERCOT staff’s work on summer reserve margins has drawn the attention of NERC executives, CEO Bill Magness told the Board of Directors.
Grid Operators Face Historic Arctic Blast
Extreme winter weather has placed much of the country’s heartland in a deep freeze and has MISO, SPP and ERCOT scrambling to meet anticipated record demand.
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ERCOT Bracing for Winter Storm, Record Demand
ERCOT has issued several notices and advisories as it prepares for expected record electric usage into early next week.
Former Mich. Regulator Talberg to Chair ERCOT Board
ERCOT’s Board of Directors elected newcomer Sally Talberg to a three-year term as its chair and six-year veteran Peter Cramton as its vice chair.
RTOs Planning to Ride Energy Storage Wave
Faced with varying waves of energy storage resources, grid operators are taking steps to accommodate devices sitting in their interconnection queues.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Jan. 27, 2021
Staff told the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee that it will be asked next month to sunset the RTC Task Force and instead focus on the Passport Program.

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