EnergyReader · 2026-08-04 00:17

ERCOT's 91 GW record exposes a data-centre demand curve bearish traders are discounting

By EnergyReader Newsroom · August 4, 2026

EIA data published Monday (2026-08-03) confirmed that ERCOT set a new hourly peak load record of 91 GW on July 22 (2026), surpassing the previous record of 85.5 GW — set on August 10, 2023 — by roughly 6%. The peak arrived at 6:00 p.m. CT, not at midday, and the generation mix at that hour carries implications that the headline figure alone does not.

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