ERCOT

Utility

Manages the Texas electric power grid and wholesale market, ensuring reliability for millions of Texans.

Sector: grid-operator
HQ: TX, US
Founded: 1970
Stories: 158 on MGRID.org

Stories about ERCOT (158)

NRG Lines Up a $3.2 Billion 1.2 GW Texas Gas Plant Paid by Capacity, Not by Data Center Output

August 4, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

4 sources NRG Energy agreed on principal terms with an unnamed cloud and AI hyperscaler for a 1.2 GW gas plant in Texas. More than 95% of the project cash…
Texas Freezes New Data Center Grid Approvals Until PUCT and ERCOT Audit a 474 GW Queue

August 3, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources Texas Governor Greg Abbott halted new data center grid connections on August 3, ordering the PUCT and ERCOT to audit an interconnection queue that holds more than 1,800…
Texas Awards Xcel’s Southwestern Public Service a $113 Million Grant to Harden the Panhandle and South Plains Grid

July 21, 2026 · News

4 sources Texas awarded Southwestern Public Service a $113 million Outside ERCOT grant to inspect 273,000 poles and harden distribution across the Panhandle and South Plains.
Texas Regulators Order Data Centers to Ride Through Grid Faults, With Compliance Costs up to $1 Million per MW

July 21, 2026 · Power Quality

4 sources Texas regulators approved NOGRR282 on July 9, 2026, requiring data centers of 75 MW or larger in ERCOT to stay connected through voltage and frequency disturbances rather than…
FERC Orders NERC to File Mandatory Data-Center Reliability Standards by December 31 After a 1,500 MW Grid Disturbance

July 18, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources FERC has ordered NERC to write binding reliability standards for data centers and crypto mines by December 31, moving computational loads under the grid's mandatory reliability framework for…
OCI Energy Closes $130 Million Tax Equity for 120 MW Alamo City Battery Project Near San Antonio

July 17, 2026 · Energy Storage

4 sources OCI Energy has closed about $130 million in tax equity for its 120 MW Alamo City battery project near San Antonio, backed by a long-term capacity contract with…
DOE Closes $3.26B Loan to AEP Texas for 2,800 Miles of Transmission, 41 GW of Data-Center Load

July 8, 2026 · Data Centers

4 sources The U.S. Department of Energy has closed a loan of up to $3.26 billion to AEP Texas to rebuild about 2,800 miles of transmission and connect an estimated…
Baker Hughes to Supply Kodiak Up to 1.8 GW of Gas Turbines for U.S. Data Center Power

July 8, 2026 · AI Energy Demand

5 sources Baker Hughes will supply Kodiak Gas Services with up to 1.8 gigawatts of gas turbines and generators for behind-the-meter power at U.S. data centers, anchored by a 1…
PJM Forecasts Record 166,241 MW Peak as July Heat Wave Pushes Day-Ahead Prices Past $2,000/MWh

July 2, 2026 · Capacity & Wholesale Markets

5 sources PJM forecast a record-threatening 166,241 MW peak on July 2 as a heat dome drove day-ahead prices past $2,000/MWh and operating reserves down to 5,091 MW.
DOE Emergency Order Lets PJM Curtail 50 MW-Plus Data Centers to Backup Power During July Heat Wave

June 30, 2026 · FERC & Federal

5 sources The U.S. Department of Energy authorized PJM to curtail data centers over 50 MW to onsite backup power during the July heat wave, the second such emergency order…