Category: ERCOT

Texas Power Grid Was ‘Second or Minutes’ Months-Long Blackout: Energy Council

The Texas power grid was just moments away from a total blackout in the midst of a winter storm and record low temperatures, said the head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). “Demand and supply have to be very closely in balance,” ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told CNN. “If we let it get far…


Texas Power Grid Was ‘Minutes’ From Months-Long Blackout: Energy Council

The Texas power grid was just moments away from a total blackout in the midst of a winter storm and record low temperatures, said the head of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). “Demand and supply have to be very closely in balance,” ERCOT CEO Bill Magness told CNN. “If we let it get far…


Texas Attorney General Announces Probe Into ERCOT Over Role in Blackouts

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the organization that operates the state’s power grid, alleging “mishandling” amid the brutal cold snap that has left millions of Texans shivering and in the dark. “ERCOT & other energy cos have slipped & fallen on their faces…