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Operating load
Power that large loads actually draw, as distinct from what they requested.
| Value | As of | Source | Filter, as published | Evidence | Carta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,778 MW | 26 Mar 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Large Load Interconnection Requests", chart "Actual and Projected Large Loads Growth 2022-2030", table row "Observed Energized", column 2026. This slide gives no definition; ERCOT's monthly status reports define it as all-time non-simultaneous peak consumption. | Outdated as of 25 Apr 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-OBSERVED_ENERGIZED-2026-03-26-001 |
| 5,768 MW | 13 Mar 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Current Large Load Interconnection Queue", table row "Observed Energized", column 2026. ERCOT definition: "Projects that have received Approval to Energize from ERCOT Operations and are fully operational. Represented by all time non-simultaneous peak load consumption." | Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-OBSERVED_ENERGIZED-2026-03-13-001 |
| 3,883 MW | 13 Mar 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 1", verbatim: "Of the 9042 MW that have received Approval to Energize, ERCOT has observed a non-simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3883 MW in March 2025 which is a slight decrease since February 2025." Defined by ERCOT as "the sum of the maximum value for each individual load per month". | Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_NONSIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001 |
| 3,801 MW | 13 Mar 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 2", verbatim: "ERCOT has observed a simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3801 MW in March 2025 which is a slight decrease since February 2025." Defined by ERCOT as "the maximum value of the sum of all the individual loads per month". | Outdated as of 12 Apr 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001 |
| 5,732 MW | 25 Feb 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Current Large Load Interconnection Queue", table row "Observed Energized", column 2026. ERCOT definition: "Projects that have received Approval to Energize from ERCOT Operations and are fully operational. Represented by all time non-simultaneous peak load consumption." | Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-OBSERVED_ENERGIZED-2026-02-25-001 |
| 3,998 MW | 25 Feb 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 1", verbatim: "Of the 8876 MW that have received Approval to Energize, ERCOT has observed a non-simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3998 MW in February 2025 which is a slight decrease since January 2025." Defined by ERCOT as "the sum of the maximum value for each individual load per month". | Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_NONSIMULTANEOUS-2026-02-25-001 |
| 3,846 MW | 25 Feb 2026 | Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Grid operator (primary) | ERCOT slide "Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 2", verbatim: "ERCOT has observed a simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3846 MW in February 2025 which is a slight increase since January 2025." Defined by ERCOT as "the maximum value of the sum of all the individual loads per month". | Outdated as of 27 Mar 2026 | CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-02-25-001 |