CenterPoint, ERCOT

ERCOT approves $54 million plan to move CenterPoint’s mobile generators to San Antonio
All Texans connected to the state grid will now pay for the generators rather than just CenterPoint customers.
ERCOT Board Approves to Proceed Finalizing CenterPoint Energy’s Emergency Generation Proposal
The average Houston Electric customer using 1,000 kWh/month will witness a reduction in bills of an estimated $2/month related to the transaction by 2027.
ERCOT agrees to use CenterPoint's unused generators to fill power shortfall
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ board has agreed to finalize the proposal by Houston-based CenterPoint Energy Inc. (NYSE: CNP) to send its controversial mobile generators to San Antonio.
ERCOT moving 15 generators to San Antonio to prevent future widespread outages
Two aging natural gas powered plants in San Antonio are set to be retired later this year."This is a significant reliability risk that we're tryi
ERCOT approves plan to send CenterPoint's controversial generators to San Antonio
CenterPoint will no longer charge its customers for unused generators in the Houston region once those units are donated to San Antonio this summer.
ERCOT approves $100M plan to shut CPS plants, use mobile generators instead
After a year of discussion, the state grid operator has decided the two oldest generating units at CPS Energy’s Braunig Power Station will be shut down this spring, their capacity replaced by a fleet of portable generators paid for by utility customers across the state.
ERCOT approves new CenterPoint plan to reduce energy bills for customers | CW39 Houston
According to ERCOT, the board has approved a proposal from CenterPoint Energy to install 15 new large emergency generators. This proposal will help to address potential energy issues in the San Antonio area starting in the summer of 2025.
ERCOT Issues Power Grid Update Ahead of Texas Freeze
The state's main electricity operator is confident of avoiding a repeat of the blackouts that hit in 2021 following severe ...
NRG Energy and partners plan power plants in Texas and Northeast US
NRG is working with GE Vernova Inc. (NYSE: GEV) and The Industrial Co., a subsidiary of Kiewit Corp., to rapidly add new ...
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Texas' power grid could fall short of demand by 2026, ERCOT says
In a report outlining potential supply and demand over the next five years, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said ...
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ERCOT CEO wants some companies to use their own generators during peak demand
AUSTIN, Texas — During a week when many parts of Texas struggled to get above freezing, the power grid held. But only a ...
ERCOT Weather Watch: Here's when Texas power grid energy use is expected to peak
Pablo Vegas, the CEO of Texas grid operator ERCOT, said supply will be lowest compared to demand around 8 a.m. Thursday.
New Texas bill seeks to address market distortion caused by federal subsidies
Of the roughly 150 bills filed in the state legislature impacting the Texas oil and natural gas industry, state lawmakers are ...
The Texas grid just served its largest winter power load ever
The Texas power grid served record-breaking wintertime demand for a second-straight day Thursday. Demand on the grid operated ...