electric reliability council of texas

A report released Wednesday by the authority that regulates electric reliability in North America warns that Texas is at an “elevated risk” of energy shortages and potential power outages this summer.

Texas power companies promised to fix problems to prevent more power outages during a winter storm in 2011. But it happened again this year.

Why were Texans caught off guard by the massive power outages during February’s winter storm?

They live through brutal winters, year after year. But the lights stay on. NBC 5 investigates what Texas can learn from colder states to prevent future disasters.

They live through brutal winters, year after year. But the lights stay on. NBC 5 investigates what Texas can learn from colder states to prevent future disasters.

ERCOT is bracing for surge in demand for power this summer. The annual summer outlook reassures ERCOT will be ready to meet that demand. NBC 5’s Lili Zheng reports ERCOT has outlined some extreme scenarios.

NBC 5 pinpoints power plants that had outages in both 2021 and 2011.

NBC 5 Investigates looks at what ERCOT said – and didn’t say – before millions of Texans wound up in the dark

The state’s power grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT, says it is prepared to handle the power needed during the hot Texas summer.

The state’s power grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas or ERCOT, says it is prepared to handle the power needed during the hot Texas summer.

Congress is looking into last month’s massive and deadly power outages across Texas and questioning officials who oversee the state’s energy industry and electric grid.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the governing body that oversees the electric grid in Texas, canceled its request Tuesday for Texans to limit and reduce electricity nearly two hours before expected.

Electricity demand in Texas is expected to hit record levels this summer, and with a thin margin of reserve power, the operator of the state’s grid says it may have to ask businesses and consumers to conserve.

The record demand for power from Texas’ power grid was topped twice Wednesday and twice again on Thursday, due in no small part to excessive triple-digit heat that remains in the forecast for the next several days. Saturday set a new record for weekend peak demand.

The record demand for power from Texas’ power grid was topped twice Wednesday, due in no small part to excessive triple-digit heat that remains in the forecast for the next several days.

A new July peak demand record for Texas was set on Tuesday for Energy Usage.

The people who run the Texas power grid warn of possible rolling black outs this summer with record demand expected and a reduction in reserve supply.

The peak usage will collide with the recent retirement of old generators.

In West Texas, an oil and gas drilling rush has overwhelmed local roadways, housing supplies and a limited pipeline network.