The Texas Reliability Entity’s Member Representatives Committee has unanimously approved the entity’s 2026 budget and business plan that is within 1% of previous projections, but at 6.4% increase over 2025.

Presenters at a Texas RE webinar focused on helping newly registered entities with the most frequently seen violations among utilities in similar circumstances.

Speakers at a Texas RE webinar said new nuclear reactor designs offer significant benefits in safety and reliability.

A representative of Texas RE emphasized that NERC plans to build on last year's Interregional Transfer Capability Study.

NERC's monthly spreadsheet notice of penalty listed 22 infringements of facility ratings standards across multiple regions.

A report from ERCOT projects that the highest risk of energy shortfalls in March's peak day will occur around 7 p.m. Central time.

NERC’s 2025 budget is set to rise 8.2% over the previous year to $123 million.

The Texas Reliability Entity has endorsed the long-term strategic plan of the ERO Enterprise that will guide NERC and its regional entities in their collective priorities and activities.

Texas RE staff said their upcoming risk assessment will identify multiple ongoing challenges to grid reliability.

The Texas Reliability Entity says its latest regional assessment indicates weatherization activities since the disastrous February 2021 winter storm have paid off.