ERCOT
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CoalERCOT: EPA Clean Power Plan Will Further Complicate Reliability in Texas
The Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan could result in the retirement of between 3.3 GW and 8.7 GW of coal-fired capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) grid and jeopardize electric reliability for the state that is already power strapped, the independent system operator (ISO) says in a new analysis. The Environmental Protection Agency’s […]
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RenewablesStudy: Resource Adequacy Concerns Mostly Stem From Restructured Electric Markets
Most issues concerning resource adequacy have arisen in the context of restructured wholesale and retail electric markets, rather than from traditionally regulated electric markets, a new study from the Electric Markets Research Foundation (EMRF) suggests. The nonprofit EMRF, established in 2012 by “academics and other experts” to fund studies on electric market issues, notes in […]