ERCOT’s low reserve margin sticks out when compared to those of most other regions in the U.S., where their reserves are well above their reference levels.

The Texas Public Utility Commission gave its final blessing to a $1.37 billion transaction involving Oncor, Sharyland Utilities and Sempra Energy.

Attendees at a Mexican power market workshop discussed the woes wrought on the market since President Andrés Manuel López Obrador took over last year.

CenterPoint Energy reported that mild weather that reduced customers’ power usage drove first-quarter earnings down to $140 million ($0.28/share).

ERCOT said its final summer 2019 resource adequacy assessment indicates “a potential need” to enter energy emergency alert status for system reliability.

Calling it "an important new milestone," Entergy said the sale of Indian Point completes the final disposition of nuclear assets in its wholesale business.

The Texas Legislature on Tuesday passed legislation that gives incumbent utilities the right of first refusal to build transmission projects in the state.

NRG Energy said it expects to return to service an inactive Texas gas plant in time for summer, giving ERCOT additional capacity to play with.

Citing hedging losses in ERCOT, NRG Energy reported a 60% drop in earnings from continuing operations for the first quarter.

Fast-moving Texas legislation that would give incumbent utilities the right of first refusal to build transmission projects is on the brink of passage.