ERCOT's Board of Directors has remanded a contentious rule change on IRB ride-through requirements back to the Technical Advisory Committee to reduce the "daylight" between opposition positions.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas said the “interesting dynamic” of solar energy helped the Texas grid operator meet record demand during its most recent winter storm.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas threw cold water on the possibility of linking the ISO and the national grid’s other two interconnections.

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas thanked Texas consumers for helping the grid operator survive tight operating conditions this summer.

ERCOT staff are reviewing the spate of electric-related legislation that was recently passed by Texas lawmakers.

ERCOT staff says that despite “not insignificant” forced outages during the December winter storm, it set a new winter demand record and supported reliability.

ERCOT director Zin Smati resigned after renewable operator Boralex, where he is also a director, acquired ownership in Texas wind farms.

ERCOT’s board sides with staff over a rule change that gives the ISO the authority to review, coordinate and approve or deny all planned generation outages.

ERCOT’s Board of Directors left the ISO's top stakeholder committee in limbo this week as it continues to debate governance and stakeholder coordination.

ERCOT sailed through its second stress test of its winter readiness, easily meeting demand that came short of its peak during last February’s storm.