ERCOT, CenterPoint and San Antonio

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 moving fifteen 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 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 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.
Last Energy to deploy 30 nuclear reactors in Haskell to power wave of Texas data centers
Last Energy plans to plant 30 micronuclear facilities in Haskell County, as energy companies move to address the voracious ...
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 ...
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Texas Senate bill proposes new standards for state power grid
Texas’ power grid operator anticipates the state will need to nearly double its power capacity in the next five years. A ...
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Last Energy Secures Texas Site for 30-Microreactor Deployment to Power Data Centers
Advanced nuclear plant developer Last Energy will build 30 microreactors at a site in Haskell County, Texas, a measure aimed ...
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Can 30 Micro Nuclear Plants Power Texas’ Data Centers?
The startup company Last Energy plans to build 30 "micro" nuclear power plants an hour north of Abilene in response to demand ...
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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 ...
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.
ERCOT issues Weather Watch for hard freeze expected in Texas this week
ERCOT ha emitido una alerta meteorológica del 19 al 21 de febrero debido a las previsiones de frío extremo en toda la región ...
American Petroleum Institute CEO praises Texas' pro-business climate but points out threat
"It would be ironic in the energy capital of the world if we can't supply the energy that these new businesses need to thrive ...