The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero Transistor (https://transistor.fm) https://feeds.transistor.fm/the-gridmatic-podcast-ercot-batch-zero ERCOT's Batch Zero process is reshaping how AI data centers and other large loads connect to the Texas grid. But what exactly is Batch Zero, who does it affect, and what happens next? Gridmatic's Kise Shannon, Vice President of Sales & Business Development, and Rice Lummis, Senior Director of Asset Management, discuss the Batch Zero process, developer requirements, key milestones, WLPUNs, and the implications for battery storage, flexible load, and AI-powered energy optimization in ERCOT. (c) Gridmatic 2026 dbed68f9-0db0-594d-b2e4-b92390abe6ba yes en Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:30:20 -0700 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:31:44 -0700 https://www.gridmatic.com https://img.transistorcdn.com/T8HuJ7kERJhSy8cIuG1mRNr_bEAv7YfXk0DROOE3JjM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hY2Q5/NWZhNWJlMjI3MTM5/MDQ5ZmYxMDgwNGY5/NDAxZi5wbmc.jpg The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero https://www.gridmatic.com episodic Gridmatic ERCOT's Batch Zero process is reshaping how AI data centers and other large loads connect to the Texas grid. But what exactly is Batch Zero, who does it affect, and what happens next? Gridmatic's Kise Shannon, Vice President of Sales & Business Development, and Rice Lummis, Senior Director of Asset Management, discuss the Batch Zero process, developer requirements, key milestones, WLPUNs, and the implications for battery storage, flexible load, and AI-powered energy optimization in ERCOT. ERCOT's Batch Zero process is reshaping how AI data centers and other large loads connect to the Texas grid. ERCOT electricity energy data centers Gridmatic No No The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero 1 1 The Gridmatic Podcast: ERCOT Batch Zero full 6c958a3a-ccf1-4641-b1d6-c2771434dd78 https://share.transistor.fm/s/7c963c40 ERCOT is running a once-in-a-generation interconnection study called Batch Zero, built to work through a massive backlog of large-load requests as AI data centers move from planning to construction at an unprecedented pace. In this episode of The Gridmatic Podcast, Kise Shannon (VP, Sales & Business Development) and Rice Lummis (Sr. Director, Asset Management) break down what Batch Zero actually is and why it matters for Texas's grid.

Topics covered: 

• Base Load, Studied Load, and Excluded Load

• Key dates to watch

• WLPUNs and "bring your own generation"

• Gridmatic's role

Chapters

00:06 Introduction
00:58 What is Batch Zero and why it matters
02:07 Developer requirements
03:56 Categories of projects: Base Load, Studied Load, Excluded Load
06:46 Key dates
08:29 PCLR and WLPUN
12:47 Gridmatic's role
14:37 Future outlook
17:08 Closing remarks

]]> ERCOT is running a once-in-a-generation interconnection study called Batch Zero, built to work through a massive backlog of large-load requests as AI data centers move from planning to construction at an unprecedented pace. In this episode of The Gridmatic Podcast, Kise Shannon (VP, Sales & Business Development) and Rice Lummis (Sr. Director, Asset Management) break down what Batch Zero actually is and why it matters for Texas's grid.

Topics covered: 

• Base Load, Studied Load, and Excluded Load

• Key dates to watch

• WLPUNs and "bring your own generation"

• Gridmatic's role

Chapters

00:06 Introduction
00:58 What is Batch Zero and why it matters
02:07 Developer requirements
03:56 Categories of projects: Base Load, Studied Load, Excluded Load
06:46 Key dates
08:29 PCLR and WLPUN
12:47 Gridmatic's role
14:37 Future outlook
17:08 Closing remarks

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Topics covered: 

• Base Load, Studied Load, and Excluded Load

• Key dates to watch

• WLPUNs and "bring your own generation"

• Gridmatic's role

Chapters

00:06 Introduction
00:58 What is Batch Zero and why it matters
02:07 Developer requirements
03:56 Categories of projects: Base Load, Studied Load, Excluded Load
06:46 Key dates
08:29 PCLR and WLPUN
12:47 Gridmatic's role
14:37 Future outlook
17:08 Closing remarks

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