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February 13, 2026

ERCOT

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.
ERCOT Sees Increased Load Growth, Shrinking Margins
ERCOT’s electricity demand continues to grow more rapidly than expected, but the Texas ISO says it still has sufficient capacity to support reliability.
ERCOT Addresses Transmission Planning Challenges with New Rule
ERCOT stakeholders approved new criteria for determining the need for new projects to address existing transmission planning challenges.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee assigned two subcommittees to consider responses to discrepancies in day-ahead market make-whole payments.
Texas PUC Sets Questions in NextEra-Oncor Merger

The PUCT approved a preliminary order outlining numerous issues NextEra Energy and Oncor must address, while also approving AEP's consolidation.

ERCOT Tops 15,000 MW in Wind Generation
Less than two weeks after setting a wind generation record for grid operators, ERCOT became the first to exceed 15,000 MW.
Appeals Court Ruling for Bondholders Clouds EFH Reorganization

Energy Future Holdings' attempt to emerge from bankruptcy may be hampered by a ruling that it must pay hundreds of millions of dollars to bondholders.

ERCOT, SPP Set New Wind Records
ERCOT and SPP both set new wind generation records last week, with ERCOT's output hitting 14,122 MW.
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Texas PUC Sets Hearing Schedule for NextEra-Oncor Merger
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) scheduled hearing dates on the NextEra - Oncor merger while punting on various other matters.
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Overheard at the TREIA GridNEXT Conference
Almost 150 renewable energy industry representatives gathered in for the Texas Renewable Energy Industries Alliance’s (TREIA) GridNEXT conference.
Texas Renewables Unfazed by Trump Energy Policies
The Texas Renewable Industry gathered at TREIA's GridNEXT conference and shrugged over the expected impact of a Trump presidency.

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