ERCOT (Texas)

ISO/RTO: ERCOT · States: TX

Power Pressure Score: 58/100 (Moderate pressure), high confidence.

Score breakdown

Subscore	Value	Confidence
Demand growth	65/100 (Elevated pressure)	medium
Capacity margin	29/100 (Low pressure)	high
Large-load pipeline	100/100 (Critical pressure)	high
Generation additions/retirements	0/100 (Low pressure)	medium
Transmission congestion	Data pending	unavailable
Weather-driven demand stress	100/100 (Critical pressure)	medium

Latest metrics

• Peak demand: 88,295 MW
• Reserve margin: 18.29%

Data sources

• eia_v2_demand: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:53:59.887682+00:00)
• eia_v2_fuel_mix: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:10.650163+00:00)
• eia_860m: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:10.651658+00:00)
• noaa_nws: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:11.357725+00:00)
• ercot_cdr: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:12.893300+00:00)
• ercot_large_load: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:14.240668+00:00)
• ercot_actual_load: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:15.290446+00:00)
• ercot_load_forecast: ok (last updated 2026-08-17T21:54:16.291785+00:00)

Other regions

• PJM (Mid-Atlantic / Midwest) — 35/100 (Low pressure)
• CAISO (California) — 19/100 (Low pressure)
• MISO (Midcontinent) — 60/100 (Elevated pressure)
• SPP (Southwest Power Pool) — 31/100 (Low pressure)
• NYISO (New York) — 21/100 (Low pressure)
• ISO-NE (New England) — 30/100 (Low pressure)
• Southeast (non-ISO) — 71/100 (Elevated pressure)
• Mountain West (non-ISO) — 7/100 (Low pressure)
• Florida (non-ISO) — 64/100 (Elevated pressure)

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