Blog: ERCOT Projects Sufficient Reserves for Upcoming Winter, Spring
“We studied a range of potential risks and believe there will be sufficient operating reserves,” said Manager of Resource Adequacy Pete Warnken.
ERCOT Reports Sufficient Capacity for Coming Winter and Spring
Thumbs up. That the sign from ERCOT, which reported on Thursday that Texas generators should keep up with electricity demand during the winter and spring of 2019. ERCOT, also known as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, is the organization that oversees the...
Despite generation retirements, ERCOT projects sufficient power
Texas should have sufficient generation capacity to safely keep the lights burning for the coming months — even given the announced retirements of several big generating plants. That’s the word this week from ERCOT, the organization that manages the...
Critics Warn Proposals Could Hike Houston-Area Power Costs
You flip a switch, your lights come on. The more power you use, the bigger your bill. It sounds simple and it is — and yet just below the surface lurks a tangle of engineering constraints, big-moneyed interests and a fantastically complex wholesale power market. And...