Moreover and for so long as rolling blackouts were in effect, the PUC — which oversees ERCOT — effectively ordered that real-time market power prices should reflect the market cap price of ...

Day-ahead power prices for Tuesday settled around $2,500 per MWh at 5 p.m. local time in several zones, including Houston and Dallas, according to the ERCOT website.

Texas also has nuclear power, which often provides up to 10 percent of the power mix at any given time. ERCOT also oversees the state’s wholesale electricity market and posts the wholesale price ...

So how are electricity prices fairing in ERCOT territory, which counts on wind for 28% of its fuel mix in Q2 2024? Well… Is anyone else surprised that Texas (ERCOT) can now have very boring ...

ERCOT manages the electric grid and power flow for 24 million Texans. ... And forward Texas power prices for August are already surging. ... That’s the most in their 15 year history.

Every other grid had lower electricity prices because of much cheaper natural gas prices in 2023. Yes, Texas produces the most natural gas in the nation. Yes, ERCOT’s electricity price was the ...

Power demand reached 85,559 megawatts in the 5 p.m. hour, according to ERCOT spokesperson Trudi Webster, exceeding the previous record of 85,508 megawatts set in August 2023.

Next-day power prices at the ERCOT North hub , which includes Dallas, jumped to a two-week high of $611 per MWh for Friday from $537 for Thursday.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or Ercot, introduced a new program to prevent another grid disaster like during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. Instead it’s keeping usable power offline and ...

ERCOT leaders predict Texas could break its record for energy demand this summer, but they're also predicting a lower change of tight conditions and forced outages.

As a result, ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity use, if safe to do so. This appeal for conservation is in effect today, August 24 from 3 p.m. – 10 p.m. CT. ERCOT is requesting all ...