AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Tuesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) announced its new plan as Texas continues to have a growing economy and population, the agency said in a news release.
During a board meeting Tuesday, ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas unveiled the plan, which is called the New Era of Planning. This plan laid out by Vegas detailed the plan as a way to “better serve the needs of the rapidly growing Texas economy,” the release said.
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The plan ensures “all areas of system planning,” ranging from “generation and load interconnections to transmission development.”
“As a result of Texas’ continued strong economic growth, new load is being added to the ERCOT system faster and in greater amounts than ever before,” Vegas said in the release. “As we…
