Hourly peak load in ERCOT set a new record, exceeding 91 GW on July 22
- Source
- EIA Today in Energy
- Source link
- https://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.php?id=67906
- Published
- 2026-08-03 14:00:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-03 15:25:18
- Category
- Commodities & Raw Materials
- Geography
- Global, US
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
Hourly peak load in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the regional transmission organization serving most of Texas, reached a record 91.1 gigawatts (GW) on July 22, 2026, according to data reported to us for our Hourly Electric Grid Monitor.
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-03 15:25:18
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "2 linked geographies"
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