The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has selected two long-time energy executives with Houston ties to serve on its board of directors for three-year terms effective Monday. The new members, Alejandro Hernandez and Sigmund Cornelius,

Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills) filed a bill during the 87th legislative session to change how ERCOT was governed. “Our investigative hearings into February’s wint

Houston’s main electrical company CenterPoint Energy is expected to lower rates on monthly residential and small business customer bills after the company settled its rate case with city coalitions, according to a Jan.

Following the winter storm of 2021 — which caused millions of Texans to lose power and also led to the deaths of more than 200 people statewide — the state changed the requirements for how ERCOT board members are selected.

Alejandro “Alex” Hernandez and Sigmund “Sig” Cornelius started their three-year terms on Jan. 27, replacing Paul Foster and Bob Flexon, who announced last year they were stepping down from the 12-member board. All members of the board are required to reside in Texas.

Though ERCOT doesn't expect to issue outages, some could occur in the Houston area if icy conditions materialize, CenterPoint Energy said.

The Texas power grid managed by ERCOT performed admirably during this week's major winter weather event which brought blizzard conditions to the Gulf Coast.

More than 99% of CenterPoint Energy's Houston-area customers maintained power through the freeze, and ERCOT didn't order rolling outages.

According to Operations Messages on the ERCOT website, around 5 a.m. ERCOT issued a Transmission Emergency in South and Southeast Texas.

CenterPoint Energy is proactively preparing for a significant winter storm expected to impact the Greater Houston area starting Monday evening.

CenterPoint Energy (CenterPoint) announced today that it has reached a settlement agreement with parties to its 2024 rate case for its CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric business (Houston Electric),

While the Houston area has already experienced bitter cold ... In its last official update Friday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)—which manages the state's main power grid—issued a weather watch effective Monday-Thursday.