ERCOT says it plans to complete governor's data center audit by December
The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers.
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The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers.
Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand.
ERCOT expects Texas peak power demand to nearly double by 2032, led by surging data center demand and supported by broader economic growth, while PPA valuations remain broadly stab...
Texas will conclude its data center audit in December, determining which projects can advance through ERCOT’s Batch Zero process. A state-ordered audit of data center projects in T...
Gov. Greg Abbott directed ERCOT and the Public Utility Commission to audit proposed data center projects and review power, water and community impacts before approving new grid con...
This order allows institutions to prepare a 'last resort' plan before an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) 3, which involves controlled power outages in affected areas.
The pause on new data center interconnections could impact the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ upcoming long-term load forecast and reliability assessment, officials said Th...
A state-mandated review of data center projects could delay several gigawatts of new load in ERCOT, raising questions over future demand growth and pushing solar, wind, and BESS PP...
Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state’s delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other indus...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called for an audit of all data centers in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas interconnection queue, leading the grid operator to delay its Batch...
The Energy Reliability Council of Texas reports the state's power demand reached 91,000 megawatts July 22 — an "unofficial" peak.
Opposition to West Texas grid expansion could prolong congestion, negative prices, and weak renewable capture rates. A multi-billion-dollar grid expansion proposed for West Texas,...
Ørsted has reached commercial operations of the 500-MWh Old 300 Storage project in Needville, Texas. “Battery energy storage has played a large role in providing much needed power...
Texas approved two major transmission lines that could ease West Zone congestion and support renewable PPA valuations. A pair of extra-high-voltage transmission lines designed to s...
The Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas recently provided details on the steps being taken to protect residential ratepayers from the c...
The request comes after Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and Electric Reliability Council of Texas to further regulate data centers’ use of the powe...
ERCOT Loading. It wasn’t long ago that a 50GW day in ERCOT was considered a crazy feat. A few weeks ago it went above 90GW and forecasts have a peak of 120GW in a couple of years....
Constellation Energy expects Texas’ Batch Zero large load interconnection process will resume without “meaningful delay.”
A blast of intense heat across eastern Texas is set to challenge the state grid’s all-time power demand record. Preliminary estimates from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas...
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) proposed additional legislative actions ahead of the next session to give itself and the Electric Regulatory Commission of Texas (ERCO...
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state’s pow...
Over six weeks since late July, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ weekly average peak loads all exceeded a record set in 2023, the Energy Information Administration said.
On Monday, the governor ordered the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to audit all data centers wanting to connect to the state's pow...
The Texas Tribune: Texas halts approval of data center grid connections until audits are performed; projects representing 474+ GW are in the queue, over 5x the grid's peak demand ...
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