The ERCOT Board of Directors approved extending an RMR contract with NRG Energy for its Greens Bayou Unit 5 plant in the Houston area.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors unanimously approved two transmission projects intended to ease congestion and reliability concerns in South Texas.

The Texas PUC agreed with a recommendation by staff that it open a rulemaking proceeding to transfer some oversight of smart meter data to ERCOT.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas approved a plan for a hybrid above/below-ground transmission line in the City of Frisco.

ERCOT said it has executed a reliability-must-run agreement to keep NRG's Greens Bayou 371-MW natural gas-fired generator available through September.

SPP has interfered with the autonomy of its internal MMU, according to two former monitors who say they were fired for voicing their concerns.

NERC released a short-term special assessment that highlighted the reliability risks created by increased dependence on natural gas

ERCOT members voted down the ISO’s attempt to salvage a revision request that would have replaced several ancillary services with new products.

ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee  continued the debate over who should be responsible for Texas’ largely unused smart meter monitoring website.

The ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee endorsed a recommendation to increase the fuel adder factor for coal- and lignite-fired resources.