ERCOT

Texas

92%High strain

Grid Stress Index · demand vs. 1-yr peak

Texas runs its own grid. Booming data-center and crypto load meets summer heat and a fast-growing wind + solar fleet.

Grid Stress Index

92%

⚾ Batting average

Current demand as a share of the past year's peak. 95%+ means the grid is near its limit.

Peak Load (7d)

82.1 GW

⚾ Home runs

The biggest single-hour demand spike over the last week.

Clean Generation

35%

⚾ On-base %

Share of generation from wind, solar, hydro, nuclear & geothermal right now.

Fossil Baseline

44.7 GW

⚾ Small ball

Power coming from coal, gas & oil — the grid's heavy lifting when renewables dip.

Demand vs. forecast

last 7 days · GW

Amber = actual demand · blue dashed = day-ahead forecast.

Fuel mix

Jul 4, 12:00 AM ET

What's generating the electricity for this hour.

Natural Gas46%
Wind28%
Coal16%
Nuclear7%
Battery3%
Other0%
Hydro0%
Solar0%

Demand trend

+29% avg demand · 2019–2026

Monthly average demand (amber) with the monthly baseload — the lowest hour of each month (cyan). A rising floor is the signature of always-on data-center load.

Latest demand reading: Jul 4, 2:00 PM ET · 76.5 GW