ERCOT Issues Power Emergency Warning

Grid operator calls for conservation until 7pm

"...air conditioning systems statewide. In the press release below, ERCOT asks Texans to back off on power usage until..."

Aug. 2, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

ERCOT Issues Another Power Emergency

Agency asks Texans to conserve electricity 3-7pm today

"...Just like yesterday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas..."

Aug. 3, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

ERCOT Issues Level 2 Power Emergency

Rolling blackouts at industrial facilities may happen

"...Out of the frying pan, into the fire: The..."

Aug. 4, 2011 News Post by Lee Nichols

ERCOT Energy Emergency Again

State power grid asks people to use less electricity until 7pm

"...Staff for ERCOT just announced that peak demand is expected to break..."

Aug. 23, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Another Day, Another ERCOT Power Warning

Energy regulator still asking for conservation measures through 7pm

"...For the fourth day Austin Energy and the Electric..."

Aug. 5, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground

Austin slowly thaws out from an unprecedented – but not entirely unexpected – disaster

"...the state-chartered nonprofit Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT...."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

What’s Happening, What’s Being Done, and How We Got Into This Cold Weather Catastrophe

More chaos with continued power outages, calls for water conservation

"...the state-chartered nonprofit Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT. That grid has been separate from the national grids..."

Feb. 17, 2021 News Post by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: In Control, but Not In Charge

Amid the ruins of the Texas power grid, following two different paths to failure

"...of Texas, I was on the team that developed ERCOT's current logo. It styles the acronym in lowercase forward-looking..."

March 12, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Texas Under Power Warning

UPDATE: ERCOT downgrades request for savings, but urges conservation

"...It seems the request for reduced consumption worked, because ERCOT just ended the power warning. In a statement, Austin..."

Aug. 24, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Ticker: Someone Has to Pay the Post-Storm Electric Bill

The price is right?

"...of San Antonio) have filed the first suits against ERCOT. The PUC's "independent market monitor," Carrie Bivens of Potomac..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin Energy Says Those Without Power Could Stay That Way Through Tonight and Into Tomorrow Afternoon

Historic winter storm challenges energy grid

"...stuck here until we can get some reprieve from ERCOT,” said Sargent...."

Feb. 15, 2021 News Post by Kimberley Jones

Heat Wave Renews Call for Renewable Energy

Solar and wind could do the job more efficiently, advocates say

"...to power about 200 air-conditioned homes during hot weather.) ERCOT did say some plants were offline – accounting for..."

Aug. 12, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Twisting in the Wind

Austin Energy is trying to find the right price for renewable energy – but that's much easier said than done

"...Abilene], which supplies Batch 6, would be assigned to ERCOT's 'West Zone' for congestion purposes and would therefore have..."

Aug. 21, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

It's the Carbon, Stupid!

Texas leaders continue to drag their boot heels on global warming

"...reserve margin by 2008 due to growing populations. The ERCOT estimate was cited both by Perry in a September..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

KY Jelly

"...failure of the system. A failure of government and ERCOT to weatherize the grid. You had the 2011 study..."

Feb. 23, 2021 Postmarks

Blackouts Could Last Up to 45 Minutes

Updated information on rolling blackouts expected today

"...AE is implementing rotating blackouts per ERCOT protocols to meet our load shedding requirement. AE is..."

Feb. 2, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

State Short on Power

Rolling blackouts to help correct statewide problem

"...At about 5:40 am ERCOT enacted a system-wide emergency curtailment (EEA-Level 3) due to..."

Feb. 2, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

GreenChoice Affordable After All?

GreenChoice Batch 6 customers may soon get a break on their utility bills

"...plant, which supplies Batch 6, would be assigned to ERCOT's 'West Zone' ... and would therefore have higher congestion..."

July 31, 2009 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

A Blow to Nonrenewable Energy

Wind power is adding more power to Texas than was thought.

"...– and the thanks may go to wind power. ERCOT manages the grid for most of the state and..."

June 22, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Death Star and Fat Boy

The "invisible hand" of utility deregulation looks an awful lot like Ken Lay's.

"...major power companies. Testifying before a Lege oversight committee, ERCOT's executives insisted that they have everything under control, and..."

May 17, 2002 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

"...– adding two years to a May 2007 estimate. ERCOT credits a 255-megawatt natural-gas power plant and two large..."

Jan. 4, 2008 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...was ordered to pay $120,000 in restitution. Two other ERCOT defendants have yet to be sentenced, while a fifth..."

Aug. 18, 2006 News Feature

Public Health

"...is about as bad at providing public health as ERCOT is at making electricity reliable. Neither works. The best..."

March 26, 2021 Postmarks

House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, improve coordination between ERCOT and energy regulators, and mandate the weatherization of generation..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Aviary x Sour Duck: Burger Pop-Up on Tuesday & Wednesday

Gourmet noms to benefit snowpocalypsed Texas farmers

"...hit especially hard by the recent snow-and-freeze that smacked ERCOT upside the head and devastated much of our unregulated..."

March 5, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Opinion: The Problem in Texas Isn’t Republicans – It’s Capitalism

To prevent last week's crises from recurring, we have to go beyond the Democrat vs. Republican culture wars and take back control of Texas' energy system.

"...William Hogan, Harvard professor of global energy policy and ERCOT market architect, on the climate crisis in Texas: "It's..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Column by Dave Pinkham

We Have an Issue: Don’t Let Them Get Away With It

It's time to reckon with how our state government failed us – and if it was by design

"...and after last week's winter storm catastrophe. That includes ERCOT and the energy providers who failed to adequately upgrade..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Column by Kimberley Jones

The Buck Stops Here

"...of his making. Calling for the resignation of the ERCOT CEO and board, he cunningly drew attention away from..."

Feb. 21, 2021 Postmarks

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Texas Almost Blew It: Electric grid operator ERCOT told reporters Texas avoided a catastrophic, grid-destroying blackout –..."

Feb. 19, 2021 News Feature

We Have Power

No news from ERCOT is good news for Austin Energy

"...morning press release, the city notes that, in fact, ERCOT has said that "we have more power plants online..."

Feb. 3, 2011 News Post by Jordan Smith

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