A new report shows that the reserve margin for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) could plunge to 9.8% as soon as 2014, to 6.9% in 2015, and to a negative margin by 2022—well below the grid operator’s 13.75% target for electric generation capacity that exceeds the forecast peak demand on the grid. Read More »
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Thursday, May 24, 2012
ERCOT projects negative reserve margin within 10 years
ERCOT PROJECTS NEGATIVE RESERVE MARGIN WITHIN 10
YEARS
A new report shows that the reserve margin for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) could plunge to 9.8% as soon as 2014, to 6.9% in 2015, and to a negative margin by 2022—well below the grid operator’s 13.75% target for electric generation capacity that exceeds the forecast peak demand on the grid. Read More »
A new report shows that the reserve margin for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) could plunge to 9.8% as soon as 2014, to 6.9% in 2015, and to a negative margin by 2022—well below the grid operator’s 13.75% target for electric generation capacity that exceeds the forecast peak demand on the grid. Read More »
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