ERCOT names Pablo Vegas as new CEO during 'urgent' closed-door meeting after name leaked to media By Shelby Webb , Staff writer Updated Aug 22, 2022 10:07 a.m.

Pablo Vegas, a utility executive who lives in Ohio, will be the new leader of Texas’ main power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

Pablo Vegas, 49, is the new CEO of ERCOT, which operates the Texas power grid. (Gaelen Morse / Special Contributor) You met with Gov. Greg Abbott on Sept. 6.

ERCOT announced it named Pablo Vegas the new chief executive on Aug. 16. (via ERCOT) Vegas has some experience working in the Texas energy market, notably as the president and chief operating ...

In his new role, Vegas will earn a base salary of $990,000 annually, according to his employment agreement with ERCOT.He also will receive a one-time lump-sum payment of $247,5000 on or before Dec ...

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Pablo Vegas took the helm of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in October 2022, a time when the state power grid operator was still reeling from its actions leading to outages during the ...

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas says there is room on the Texas power grid for bitcoin miners, data centers, a growing population and increasing temperatures, but the state’s electric infrastructure will ...

Correction, Aug. 16, 2022: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated Pablo Vegas' base salary when he becomes ERCOT's CEO. He will be paid $990,000, not $990,00.

The state power grid operator has been run by an interim chief since the previous CEO was fired following the deadly 2021 winter storm that crashed much of the grid.