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March 11, 2026

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas manages the flow of electric power to about 90 percent of the state’s electric load. The nonprofit independent system operator is governed by a board of directors and is subject to oversight by the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Texas Legislature.
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ERCOT Briefs: Week of June 28
Sweltering temperatures led to three new ERCOT demand records in quick succession during June.
NextEra-Oncor Deal Meets Third Denial
The Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) again refused to revisit their decision to reject NextEra Energy’s proposed acquisition of Oncor.
ERCOT TAC Cancels June Meeting, to Hold Email Vote
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee has canceled its June meeting because of a lack of voting items.
ERCOT BoD Briefs: June 13, 2017
The ERCOT board learned that Lubbock Power & Light’s potential transition from SPP could result in as much as $77 million in increased production costs.
ETT Updates ERCOT on Extended Outages
Electric Transmission Texas told ERCOT participants that it is working with the ISO to minimize the effects of a project to repair transmission structures.
ERCOT Monitor: Optimizing Energy, A/S Top Priority
Potomac Economics’ David Patton told ERCOT’s Board of Directors that there’s still room to optimize energy and ancillary services.
ERCOT Board Approves West Texas Transmission Project
ERCOT’s Board of Directors approved the Far West Texas transmission project, which will result in the construction of two 345-kV lines southwest of Odessa.
Texas PUC Again Rejects NextEra’s Oncor Bid
The PUCT rejected NextEra Energy’s attempt to acquire Oncor, rebuffing a request to rehear a previous decision denying the proposed $18.7 billion deal.
ERCOT Briefs
ERCOT’s wholesale market performed “competitively” in 2016, the ISO’s Independent Market Monitor said in its annual State of the Market report.
Lubbock Load Could Boost ERCOT Production Costs by $66M
ERCOT said its analysis of Lubbock Power & Light’s integration into the Texas grid reveals as much as a $66 million increase in production costs.

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