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February 12, 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 Stakeholders OK $246.7M in Freeport Reliability Projects
ERCOT stakeholders unanimously endorsed almost $250 million in transmission projects, sending the package to the Board of Directors.
Mexico Ministry of Energy
Regulators Fear Cross-Border Tx Risks ERCOT’s FERC Exemption
Texas regulators are concerned that transmission projects along the U.S. border with Mexico may threaten their exclusive jurisdiction over ERCOT.
PUCT Open Meeting Briefs: Nov. 17, 2017
The Public Utility of Commission of Texas welcomed Arthur C. D’Andrea, who replaced long-time Commissioner Ken Anderson as its third member.
Vistra Energy
ERCOT OKs Luminant Coal Retirements
ERCOT approved Luminant’s proposal to dispose of nearly 2,300 MW of coal-fired generation capacity in Texas.
GE Power
Exelon Gives up 4 of 5 Plants to Lenders in Chapter 11 Filing
Exelon will relinquish four Texas natural gas plants and pay $60 million to keep a fifth plant as part of its ExGen Texas Power subsidiary's bankruptcy.
CenterPoint Energy
CenterPoint, OGE in ‘Late-Stage’ Talks over Enable Midstream
CenterPoint Energy executives said the company is in “late-stage discussions” over its Enable Midstream Partners gas-gathering and processing joint venture.
NRG
NRG Optimistic Despite Q3 Profit Decline
NRG Energy earned $171 million ($0.53/share) last quarter, compared with $402 million ($1.27/share) in the same period last year.
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ERCOT: Sufficient Capacity for Winter, Spring
Despite the retirement of more than 3.5 GW of generation, ERCOT said it has enough installed capacity available.
Luminant
ERCOT Briefs
ERCOT approved the shutdown of two plants, including Luminant’s coal-fired Monticello facility in East Texas.
Texas Regulators Seek More Details on Sempra Oncor Bid
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) called for Sempra Energy to prove it’s financially fit to own Oncor, the state's largest utility.

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