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April 3, 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.
Vistra
Texas Offers $350M in Grants for Advanced Nuclear Projects
Texas opened applications for $350 million in advanced nuclear grants through the Texas Advanced Nuclear Development Fund to support the state's nuclear energy industry.
Yes Energy
ERCOT Large Load Interconnection Queue Hits 410 GW
A slew of interconnection requests from large load customers submitted by Oncor Electric Delivery has pushed the ERCOT queue for interested data centers and crypto miners to over 410 GW.
AdminMonitor
Texas PUC to Survey Large Loads’ Water Use
Texas regulators are launching a survey of water use by data centers and crypto miners to address concerns about whether the state is prepared for the potential demand from the large loads’ H2O needs.
AEP
White House, Data Center Pledges Signify Little; The Real Risks Lie Elsewhere
The White House meeting and associated industry pledge were perhaps good theater, but would have been much more valuable a year or two ago, writes columnist Peter Kelly-Detwiler.
AdminMonitor
Texas PUC Proposes Large Load Interconnection Standards
The Texas Public Utility Commission filed a proposed rule change that would establish interconnection standards for large load customers and support business development while maintaining system reliability.
Patrick Rhode Strategies
Abbott Appoints Rhode to Texas PUC as 5th Member
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has appointed former infrastructure developer Patrick Rhode to the state’s Public Utility Commission, bringing the agency to its full five-person complement.
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SPS’ Rodriguez Named AEP Texas’ President, COO
American Electric Power named Southwestern Public Service Co.’s Adrian Rodriguez president and COO of AEP Texas, the company announced.
ERCOT
ERCOT, Stakeholders Digging into DRRS Ancillary Service
ERCOT plans to use a third workshop to inform the discussion with stakeholders on the Dispatchable Reliability Reserve Service, which faces a June deadline to be brought before the Board of Directors.
AdminMonitor
ERCOT Promises More Details on Batch Study Process
ERCOT staff have promised more clarity on the link between the initial batch study process for large loads and the subsequent studies and existing planning structure during an upcoming workshop.
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Batch Study Job No. 1 for ERCOT Stakeholders
ERCOT says the critical path for a successful Batch Zero NPRR relies on a series of approval votes in May before the changes go to the board in June.

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