ERCOT CEO Bill Magness detailed for the Board of Directors the events that led up to last week’s near collapse of the grid during a severe winter storm.

Five out-of-state members of ERCOT’s Board of Directors, including new Chair Sally Talberg, told the Texas PUC they will resign Feb. 24.

ERCOT staff’s work on summer reserve margins has drawn the attention of NERC executives, CEO Bill Magness told the Board of Directors.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors elected newcomer Sally Talberg to a three-year term as its chair and six-year veteran Peter Cramton as its vice chair.

The ERCOT Board of Directors revised its consent agenda, confirmed TAC representatives & discussed its record installation of solar generation.

Texas regulators approved the election of Sally Talberg and two others to three-year terms on ERCOT’s Board of Directors.

ERCOT staff promised to reduce price corrections before asking the Board of Directors to approve a pair of them for two unrelated events.

ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told the board that load has begun to return to pre-COVID-19 levels, as evidenced by energy usage in June and July.

June’s peak demand in ERCOT’s footprint came within 116 MW of last June’s peak, a sign that consumer demand and summer heat are nearing normal levels.

ERCOT's Board of Directors met briefly by conference call to discuss the grid operator’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and approve revision requests.