ERCOT (The Electric Reliability Council of Texas) is the independent system operator that manages the flow of power for about 90 percent of Texas, serving more than 27 million customers and coordinating more than 54,100 miles of transmission and roughly 1,250 generation units; it oversees real time dispatch and market settlement for the state’s competitive wholesale market.

ERCOT operates an energy only market where prices signal scarcity, and it procures ancillary services to keep the system balanced; the most recent addition was ERCOT Contingency Reserve Service, launched in June 2023 to improve reliability during sudden imbalances.

ERCOT’s role includes planning studies, open transmission access, and publishing extensive operations data for market participants, while the Public Utility Commission of Texas provides regulatory oversight; press and industry briefings continue to note rising demand from population growth and new large loads such as data centers.

As demand grows, ERCOT and the PUCT advance regional plans such as the Permian Basin Reliability Plan to expand grid capacity for industry while maintaining reliability across the network.

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