According to Operations Messages on the ERCOT website, around 5 a.m. ERCOT issued a Transmission Emergency in South and Southeast Texas.

At ERCOT's request, CPS speeds up new transmission line buildout to ease risk of cascading outages on Texas grid.

Grid operator the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Tuesday it was going back to the drawing board for a temporary solution to troubled transmission lines near San Antonio.

An energy company with a Houston presence said it's ready to begin acquiring land for an ambitious project to connect ERCOT to another grid. Regulators have questions, however.

ERCOT issued an OCN on Sept. 18, 22 and 25 due to transmission constraints. An OCN was issued on Sept. 5 and Sept. 9 due to forecasted extreme heat.

If built, Southern Spirit would triple the amount of power capacity that could be exchanged between ERCOT and neighboring regions.

Coming out of the 2023 legislative session, ERCOT was required to develop a specific regional plan to ensure it could serve the growing load needs in the Permian Basin.

ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from Jan. 20-23 due to higher electrical demand during next week's arctic cold front.

ERCOT schedules power for an electric grid that connects more than 52,700 miles of transmission lines and 1,100 generation units, including private use networks.

Scheduled maintenance period: Generators and transmission operators have collaborated with ERCOT to schedule maintenance work and prep equipment ahead of winter.

What does Oncor and ERCOT do? Oncor and ERCOT are two different entities. Oncor manages the transmission lines and infrastructure for delivering energy to North Texas homes.