ERCOT Another Record Bites the Dust At the end of July 2026, ERCOT managed to break its existing solar, battery discharge, load, and net load records in the span of 2 days. We're taking a look at the details, how everything tied together, and the future of the Texas grid.
demand Early Season Heat Stressed The Eastern Interconnection PJM, NYISO, ISO-NE, and IESO exceeded last summer's peak demand, and did so before July. With load climbing beyond forecast, we break down how each region responded and navigated this record-breaking early-season heat event.
ERCOT West Texas and Northern Virginia, Harbingers of Load Growth Prior to the current datacenter demand explosion, far west Texas in ERCOT and Dominion in PJM were already experiencing significant demand growth.
batteries ERCOT is on a hot streak during a cold winter ERCOT set new records in load, net load, solar, prices, and battery discharge within a few days, let's explore the data.