ERCOT’s latest report puts the August risk of a grid emergency at 0.48% in the 9 p.m. hour in the case of extreme heat and low wind and 0.30% for resorting to rolling outages to keep the grid in ...

What's next: ERCOT predicts peak demand this summer will reach 87,500 megawatts, higher than the record of 85,464 megawatts set in August 2023.