What is actually happening on the ERCOT grid right now?
Every recent operating event and market notice ERCOT has published, newest first — then open the exact same live view on the map.
What is actually happening on the ERCOT grid right now?
Every recent operating event and market notice ERCOT has published, newest first — then open the exact same live view on the map.
What this shows
What this View shows
Normalized operating events and market notices from ERCOT — weather watches, reliability advisories, market and operations notices — each with its scope, category, severity, and the time window it's valid for.
Why it matters
A price spike, an outage cluster, or unusual generation behavior usually has a published event or notice behind it. Reading events next to live prices, outages, and generation is a faster route to a source-backed explanation than any of those layers alone.
ERCOT grid events — most recent first
| Event | Category | Starts |
|---|---|---|
| ERCOT generation outage mixOpen on map | generation | Sep 18, 6:26 AM |
| 448 MW of RUC-committed capacityOpen on map | reliability | Sep 18, 6:00 AM |
| Operational InformationOpen on map | ||
What people ask
Where do these events come from?
They're normalized from ERCOT's own published operating events and market notices. Each row keeps its original category, severity, and validity window rather than reinterpreting what ERCOT reported.
What does severity mean here?
Severity levels (info, watch, warning, emergency) reflect how the source or a stated rule classified the event, not an independent Ask the Grid judgment call.
Does an event confirm a specific outage or price move?
Not by itself. Treat an event as the operator's own account of what's happening; verify a specific outage or price claim against the outage and price Views directly.
Sources
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