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February 11, 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 Board of Directors Briefs: April 9, 2019
ERCOT staff warned that forward energy markets indicate high prices this summer, which could lead to unexpected increases in credit obligations.
Oncor-Sharyland-Sempra Deals Inch Toward Approval
A combined $1.37 billion worth of transactions involving Oncor, Sharyland Utilities and Sempra Energy all but gained regulatory approval from the PUCT.
AWEA: Another Record-breaking Year for Wind Industry
The American Wind Energy Association annual market report on the wind industry marked off another achievement after the sector grew 8% last year.
ERCOT Briefs: Week of April 1, 2019
ERCOT staff and stakeholders began the process of implementing real-time co-optimization with the first meeting of the Real-Time Co-Optimization Task Force.
Texas PUC Briefs: Week of April 1, 2019
The Texas PUC praised ERCOT for its response to criticism over a March cold-weather event that prompted it to ask generators to reschedule planned outages.
ERCOT Generators Upset over Early March Weather Event
ERCOT market participants grilled staff over the grid operator’s requests duriing an early March cold-weather event that did not require emergency actions.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: March 27, 2019
ERCOT's Technical Advisory Committee tabled a request to lower the grid operator’s peaker net margin threshold pending further direction from the Texas PUC.
GCPA to Honor Foreman with Pat Wood Star Award
GCPA will honor former Executive Director Tom Foreman with its 2019 Pat Wood Power Star Award during its spring conference next month.
Texas Public Utility Commission Briefs: March 13, 2019
The Texas PUC formally approved Rayburn Country Electric Cooperative’s request to move about 12% of its load and transmission facilities from SPP into ERCOT
ERCOT Stakeholders Dig into Real-time Co-optimization
Asked by Texas’ Public Utility Commission to “reinitiate discussions” with stakeholders, ERCOT held a workshop to look at real-time co-optimization.

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