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ERCOT Announces Organizational Changes to Promote Grid Reliability, Rapid Demand Growth, and Innovation

LCG, December 12, 2025--Today, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT) announced strategic organizational changes designed to accelerate innovation, strengthen grid reliability, and support the unprecedented growth in the demand for electricity across Texas. To meet these objectives, ERCOT created two new organizations: Interconnection and Grid Analysis, and Enterprise Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI). The two organizations will formally launch in January 2026.

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NextEra Energy Resources and Basin Electric Power Cooperative Announce MOU to Develop 1,450-MW Natural Gas-fired Power Plant in North Dakota

LCG, December 8, 2025--Basin Electric Power Cooperative (Basin Electric) and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC (NextEra) today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to explore the joint development of the River Run Energy Center, a new combined-cycle natural gas-fueled generation facility in Basin Electric's North Dakota service territory. The proposed facility will have a planned capacity of approximately 1,450 MW.

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Texas May Raise Energy Market Admin Fees

LCG, August 21, 2002-Ercot may raise wholesale power market fees by as much as 90 percent.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is considering increasing the fees applied to market players. The current administration cost is 22 cents per megawatt-hour, but this may be raised between 36 and 90 percent, according to Ercot chief executive Tom Noel.

The revenue from the fee increase would be dispensed to some 100 market improvement endeavors such as improved transparency. The projects will cost an estimated $100 million and would involve a 42 cent per megawatt-hour fee.

October will see more a more serious move to change in the Texas market as the Ercot board will vote on its budget and may also make changes to board seats, possibly adding members from outside of the Texas market.

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