The state government has encouraged this boom with the taxpayer-financed Texas Energy Fund, which provides loans to companies looking to expand natural gas power generation for the ERCOT grid.

Adapture Renewables and Meta have signed two EAPAs that will see the latter acquire power from a 360MW Texas solar portfolio.

The effort includes portable generators being set up at substations around San Antonio to bridge an overtaxed string of ...

ERCOT says Texas' power grid could face its biggest strain between 8-9 p.m. this summer as solar generation drops while temperatures remain high.

The head of ERCOT says the grid will have enough power supply to meet demand this summer. The outlook comes after a gloomy report in February that warned of a fast-approaching power shortage.

AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which runs most of the state’s power grid, forecasted record energy demand this summer. ERCOT officials said on ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said its latest forecast calls for this summer’s peak demand to reach 87.5 gigawatts — 2 gigawatts higher than the current record.

But the state of the power grid is strong and ready for the demand, said Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. “Because of the contributions of the new resources that we ...

Senate Bill 6, by state Senator Phil King, R-Weatherford, gives ERCOT the authority to shut off power to facilities that use at least 75 megawatts of electricity, such as industrial factories and ...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the state's power grid, predicts peak electricity demand will hit in August. This is when Houstonians could face the dual threats ...