ERCOT/Texas reached a new peak renewable output of 51,974 MW (just under 52 GW), surpassing the 2025 high of just over 47 GW by about 5 GW. Notably, only four days have ever topped 50 GW of renewables, and all four occurred during the most recent week, marking a rapid uptick in deployment or output.
ERCOT/Texas set a new maximum renewable generation record of 51,974 megawatts (just under 52 GW) on June 28, 2026.
The official record for maximum renewable generation in ERCOT/Texas is now just below 52 gigawatts (51,974 megawatts). The record in 2025 was a little above 47 gigawatts.
There have only been four days above 50 gigawatts ever. They're all in the last week. #txenergy