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New Analysis from LCG Consulting: Where AI is Located Matters – ERCOT 2030 Outlook

LCG, September 19, 2025--Artificial Intelligence and hyperscale data centers are not just driving unprecedented demand growth in ERCOT - they are reshaping the very dynamics of the grid.

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LCG Webinar: Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT’s Market Overhaul Explained

LCG, August 1, 2025--LCG is pleased to invite you to register for our upcoming LCG Consulting Webinar, titled "Real-Time, Real Change: ERCOT's Market Overhaul Explained." scheduled for August 12, 2025, at 11 AM CT. As ERCOT continues to strengthen real-time grid reliability, the implementation of Real-Time Co-optimization Plus Batteries (RTC+B) Analysis marks an important shift for operators, traders, planners, and market participants across Texas.

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LCG Unveils 2nd Edition of 2025 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook

LCG, March 20, 2025 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released a second edition of its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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LCG Publishes 2025 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

LCG, August 14, 2024 – LCG Consulting (LCG) has released its annual outlook of the ERCOT wholesale electricity market for 2025, highlighting the region's rapid transition toward increased reliance on renewable energy resources and battery storage.

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NEWS

NextEra Energy and Google Collaborate on Accelerating Nuclear Power Deployment

LCG, October 28, 2025--NextEra Energy and Google yesterday announced two agreements that will help meet growing electricity demand from artificial intelligence (AI) with clean, reliable, 24/7 nuclear power and strengthen the nation's nuclear leadership. First, Google signed a new, 25-year agreement for power generated at the Duane Arnold Energy Center, Iowa's only nuclear power facility. The 601-MW boiling water reactor unit was shut down in 2020 and is expected to commence operations by the first quarter of 2029, pending regulatory approvals to restart the plant.

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Google Announces Gas-fired Broadwing Energy Project with CCS

LCG, October 23, 2025--Google announced today a first-of-its kind agreement to support a natural gas-fired power plant with carbon capture and storage (CCS). The 400-MW Broadwing Energy power project, located in Decatur, Illinois, will capture and permanently store its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. By agreeing to buy most of the power it generates, Google is helping get this new, baseload power source built and connected to the regional grid that supports our data centers.

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EPA Issues Class VI Well Permits to ExxonMobil for Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Texas

LCG, October 21, 2025--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today issued three final Underground Injection Control (UIC) Class VI permits to ExxonMobil for their Rose Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project located in Jefferson County, Texas. Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, these permits allow ExxonMobil to convert three existing test wells permitted by the state to carbon dioxide (CO2) storage injection wells for long-term storage.

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Energy Market Prices and Loads

Energy Price (Actuals)
ERCOT $14.63
MISO $90.13
NYISO $38.57
CAISO $43
PJM $35
Load (Actuals)
ERCOT 39146 MW
MISO 85162 MW
NYISO 14904 MW
CAISO 26524 MW

LCG NEWS

LCG Unveils 2nd Edition of 2025 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook

LCG Publishes 2024 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)

As Texas Wind and Solar Capacity Increase, Energy Curtailments are also likely to Rise

LCG 2023 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (See updated Outlook here)

LCG Publishes 2022 Annual Outlook for Texas Electricity Market (ERCOT)



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