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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.
Texas PUC Briefs: Dec. 7, 2018
Texas PUC Chair DeAnn Walker urged ERCOT to gain a “better sense” of the distributed resources and self-generation that could be affecting its system.
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ERCOT Predicts Tight Reserve Margin for 2019
ERCOT said Tuesday that it confronts a historically low 8.1% planning reserve margin next summer in the face of continued high electricity demand from oil and gas producers in West Texas and the cancellation of several generation projects.
ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee Briefs: Nov. 29, 2018
ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee endorsed a staff suggestion to increase by 50% the boundary thresholds used to project future loads in Far West Texas.
ERCOT CEO: Solar Growth ‘an Interesting Challenge’
ERCOT CEO Bill Magness says utility-scale solar “is the next big thing coming at us from the supply side,” giving the ISO one more challenge to consider.
ERCOT Sets Wind, Monthly Demand Records
ERCOT set a pair of demand records, establishing new marks for wind power and November monthly demand as temperatures dipped in much of Texas.
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NARUC Briefs: New Chief Picked, Staffers Honored
The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) held its annual meeting where new President Nick Wagner expressed his vision for 2019.
NASA
Revised NERC GMD Standard Approved
FERC approved NERC’s revised geomagnetic disturbance reliability standard, which requires grid operators to collect data and imposes deadlines for actions.
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FERC Extends New ROE Policy to MISO; Seeks Comments
FERC moved to apply its proposed new methodology for calculating transmission owners’ return on equity rates to dockets in MISO and the South.
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FERC Proposes $10M Threshold on Merger Reviews
FERC would no longer review mergers valued at less than $10 million under a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
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FERC Acts on Tax Cuts
Transmission owners will be required to reduce their rates to reflect reduced corporate income taxes under a proposal issued by FERC.

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