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Despite COVID-19, ERCOT Expects Record Summer Demand; Retired Coal Plant May Resume Service
Despite uncertainties posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) again expects to shatter its peak demand record this summer. Factoring in changes to its generation profile, extreme weather, and low wind output, the grid operator expects energy alerts are still possible. ERCOT’s forward-looking projections for capacity, demand, and reserves are murkier, […]
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News
ERCOT Again Expects Tight Summer 2020 Conditions
Despite adding 513 MW of new capacity this year alone, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) expects tight grid conditions this summer, and it warned it could declare an energy emergency depending on a combination of factors. Citing its newly released preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA) assessment for the summer season (June–September), […]
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