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ERCOT Warns of Summer Emergency Conditions as Demand Continues to Soar

May 9, 2019 admin Business, cdr, Coal, Energy Storage, ercot, Gas, imm, Markets, news, potomac, Power Demand, reliability, Renewables, sara, Solar, tcpa, Technology, texas, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 09 May 2019 13:40:43 +0000

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a fresh warning that continued “above-normal” growth in electric demand could require it to enter Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) status to maintain system reliability this summer. As it released its final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for the upcoming summer season (June to September), a […]

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ERCOT Warns of Intensified Summer Supply Crunch (UPDATED)

March 6, 2019 admin Business, calpine, Coal, coal plant retirements, ercot, Gas, Markets, news, NRG, puc, Renewables, reserve margins, sara, Solar, supply shortfall, tcpa, texas, vistra, Wind

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 17:50:23 +0000

Grappling with a historically low planning reserve margin of 7.4%, owing to a mass of coal plant closures, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is forecasting record electric use this summer, and warns it could issue energy alerts at “various times.” ERCOT said its March 5–released final Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) for […]

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