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ERCOT says Texas power grid prepared for summer despite recent call to cut use
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoWith an unseasonably hot May giving the state’s strained power grid about all it can handle, what's...
How ERCOT is narrowly getting through an extreme summer — and how experts say it could do better
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 8 months agoRecord-high power demand and faltering electricity sources have tested the grid in the past month,...
The End of the Texas Bitcoin Mining Gold Rush
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 2 years agoTexas was once a promised land for bitcoin miners, a business-friendly state with stable regulations and a seemingly endless energy supply. But the tide...
ERCOT hires Pablo Vegas as new top executive to help manage Texas' power grid
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe operator of the state’s main electricity grid has hired a new CEO, ending a 16-month period in the aftermath of the grid's near collapse in February 2021 during which the agency was helmed ...
State power grid operator Electric Reliability Council of Texas names new CEO
Fort Worth Star-Telegram McClatchy via AOL· 2 years agoPablo Vegas will serve as the new president and CEO for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas,...
New ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas: 'Continued reliable execution' is goal for Texas power grid
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPablo Vegas, the new CEO of the agency that manages the state’s power grid, is well aware that one of his main tasks will be to try to convince Texans they can stop worrying about it. "The key ...
Bitcoin Mining Has a Superpower
CoinDesk via Yahoo Finance· 10 months agoThe rapid rise of cryptocurrencies, particularly bitcoin, has sparked widespread debate on their environmental impact. Bitcoin mining in particular often...
Utility executive in Ohio named ERCOT’s new CEO
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.
ERCOT Board announces new CEO
Odessa American, Texas via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 16—AUSTIN — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas Board of Directors announced on Tuesday the selection of Pablo Vegas to serve as the President and CEO for the Texas grid operator.
Editorial: Abbott and ERCOT should face facts: The grid isn't fixed
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIt’s been almost a year since Gov. Greg Abbott proclaimed that he and state lawmakers did “everything that needed to be done” to prevent electricity blackouts like the one that left hundreds ...
