Vegas added that ERCOT officials believe there is “a significant amount of demand response” that could be used to keep the grid reliable. “I think that there's an opportunity for us to work ...

As hurricane season officially begins and summer heat intensifies across Texas, all eyes are on the state’s power grid.

ERCOT’s latest call — for industrial power users to cut back under a new demand response program — will pay for those that agree to get off the grid when supply is short. It’s an effort ...

If signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, large data centers would pay more for grid connections and could be forced to curtail ...

That designation allows ERCOT to take a number of steps short of initiating rolling blackouts, such as ordering large industrial users that are paid to be part of its emergency response programs ...

He said a silver lining from the failed program was the conversations it generated among electricity market participants about how ERCOT can shore up power reserves through “demand response ...

ERCOT’s latest predictions say demand will ... It’s also continuing studies on demand response, which lets customers take load off the grid during peak periods. Vegas said workshops this ...

ERCOT’s RFP was supposed to entice shuttered power plants to restart, but instead the grid operator received demand response offers for just 11 MW. Experts say demand reductions and energy ...

ERCOT said it made this decision after weighing various factors and accounting for a limited market response. According to ERCOT, it weighed factors like program costs, added complexity for ...

"While the city is not taking new steps in response to today's ERCOT notice, our Facilities Maintenance staff has already been adjusting the thermostats and runtime hours accordingly for HVAC ...

ERCOT and state leaders have made many changes ... from phone apps to emergency response systems. CASH COW: Energy companies are racing to cash in on the artificial intelligence boom Now, more ...

For now, if you’d like to be rewarded for doing your part to keep the grid up, consider incorporating and signing up with a partner company to participate in ERCOT’s demand response program.