by R.A. Dyer | May 31, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS US Energy Information Administration: Natural gas for power generation flat this summer, record high expected in 2027 May 28 — We forecast demand in the commercial sector to grow nationally because of the addition of new data centers...
by R.A. Dyer | Apr 28, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS E&E News: States look to curb sky-high salaries of utility CEOs April 23 — “There’s no way to reconcile [utility CEO compensation] with the quality of service that customers are receiving and the affordability of service that...
by R.A. Dyer | Mar 6, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC UTILITY AND ERCOT NEWS BIC Magazine: exas grid sees 233 GW in data center requests: How much is real? March 4 — Grid planners are drowning in connection requests. More than 233 GW of large-load interconnection applications now sit in ERCOT’s queue, with over...
by R.A. Dyer | Feb 23, 2026 | News Roundup
ELECTRIC and ERCOT NEWS Texas Energy and Power Newsletter: he New Rules Behind ERCOT Prices Feb. 18 — ERCOT just flipped a major switch on how it buys reliability; the ripple effects hit prices, batteries, and investment signals that Texas depends on....
by R.A. Dyer | Feb 9, 2026 | Gas
Rates charged by the statewide gas utility will increase under the rate settlement— but only by $14.4 million overall — as opposed to the $41.1 million initially proposed by TGS. That’s a nearly 65 percent reduction from the company’s request....