Texas Grid Roundup

Texas Large Load Queue Swells To Over 200 Gigawatts: Grid Roundup #81

ERCOT will provide updates on the large load interconnection process and the PUC will consider Industrial Consumers' request for rehearing; batteries…

Oct 23 •

Longer Duration Storage Coming To Texas, Grid Roundup #80

Also, utilities took home nearly $100 million in bonuses despite lower achievement; ERCOT's Monthly Outlook doesn't consider drops in gas output…

Oct 10 •

Texas Now #1 in Batteries, Too: Grid Roundup #79

Texas passes California in batteries; ERCOT's residential DR program to be discussed by stakeholders today; Texas' gas interconnection queue up 170% in…

Oct 3 •

Solar and Storage “Helped Make Summer Uneventful”: Texas Grid Roundup #78

Key takeaways from ERCOT Board meeting charts and graphs, including high thermal outages; low ancillary service prices; growth of solar, storage, and…

Sep 23 •

ERCOT Board Meeting Edition of Texas Grid Roundup

Subscriber chat starts now. Here's a look ahead at some of the “high impact policy discussions,” including demand response, to be discussed. Also…

Sep 22 •

Large Load Queue Has Tripled in Texas: Grid Roundup #76

Biggest coal plant in Texas offline for two years; peak demand is down, energy use is up in Texas; forward prices for 2026-2030 are up 15-20%; 70% of…

Sep 18 •

PUC Chair Proposes $2.4 Billion Hard Cap for Entergy's Gas Plants: Grid Roundup #75

PUC Chairman Gleeson would like Entergy consumers to have some protection from rising costs; PUC issues RFI for Backup Power Packages; new records this…

Sep 11 •

New Residential Demand Response Proposal in Texas: Grid Roundup #74

Batteries break records each of last two nights; 2 GW of mostly solar + storage entered commercial operations in ERCOT last month; ERCOT unveils…

Sep 5 •

Large Load Discussion Drafts Filed: Grid Roundup #73

Staff files questions and rule drafts for SB 6 implementation; ERCOT lays out grid transformation vision; minor energy efficiency rule moves to comment…

Aug 27 •

Texas Approaching 100 Gigawatts of Emission-Free Power, Grid Roundup #72

Auditor calls for stronger RRC inspections; US to add 50 GW of solar + storage, 40% of it in Texas; storage outpacing solar in Texas so far this year…

Aug 21 •

Texas' Demand Growth Exceeds China’s: Grid Roundup #71

Energy consumption growth for first half of 2025 is 70% higher in Texas than China; solar and wind have supplied almost all of the new demand; Texas…

Aug 8 •

Rapid Demand Growth Outpaced by New Supply in Texas: Grid Roundup #70

EIA projects 14% electric demand growth in Texas in 2026; Texas now installing nearly two gigawatts of supply per month; 150% increase in gas plants in…

Aug 5 •

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