The new year’s frigid temperatures resulted in a new winter peak demand for ERCOT Wednesday morning.

Lubbock Power & Light filed testimony with the Texas PUC (PUCT) in support of its proposal to move about 430 MW of load from SPP into ERCOT.

Power prices surged along with demand across much of the U.S. as a blast of Arctic air sent temperatures plunging to record lows.

ERCOT enters 2018 facing new questions, as the growth in wind energy has begun threatening not only coal but also less efficient natural gas-fired generation.

The ERCOT year-end Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report projects a 9.3% planning reserve margin for 2018.

The ERCOT Board of Directors unanimously approved a $246.7 million transmission project to address growing energy needs along the Texas Gulf Coast.

Sempra Energy reached a settlement agreement with several key Texas stakeholder groups over its bid for Oncor.

ERCOT’s summer peak demand is expected to reach 85.01 GW by 2027, a 22.36% increase over this summer’s peak.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee endorsed two previously tabled nodal protocol revision requests following lengthy discussions.

ERCOT stakeholders unanimously endorsed almost $250 million in transmission projects, sending the package to the Board of Directors.