Texas Sets Record for Gas Power Burn, Still Barely Enough The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) on August 10 set a record for electricity demand, topping 69,000 MW twice during the afternoon. The peak came as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) noted that Texas also set a record for gas power burn—natural gas usage … Continue reading #Texas Sets Record for Gas Power Burn, Still Barely Enough
PUCT Files Draft Rule on Wholesale Market Oversight The Texas Public Utility Commission (PUCT) filed a proposal on August 6 that would revise the outdated process currently being used by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to “monitor compliance [by market participants] with wholesale market reliability requirements.” One of the main catalysts for the … Continue reading #PUCT Files Draft Rule on Wholesale Market #Oversight
How Texas wind farms are putting intermittency concerns to rest It is August and that means the latest version of The Wind Technologies Market Report (WTMR) has been released by the US DOE’s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) office. The WTMR is a chronicle of growth and economic and technology trends in the wind … Continue reading How Texas wind farms are putting intermittency concerns to rest
Panda Power Funds Expands Sherman, Texas, Power Facility Panda Power Funds plans a 450 megawatt expansion of its existing 758 megawatt combined cycle natural gas power facility in Sherman, Texas. Panda Power Funds is a private equity firm headquartered in Dallas, Texas, that can develop, acquire, construct, finance and operate utility-scale, natural gas-fueled power generation … Continue reading #Panda+Power Funds Expands #Sherman, Texas, Power Facility
Posted August 17, 2015 Source: EIA, based on Electricity Reliability Council of Texas. Note: Data for 2015 are preliminary. During the recent heat wave in Texas, the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the operator of the electric grid covering most of the state, set a new record for electricity use when demand for electricity … Continue reading Texas Electric Grid Serves Record-High Power Demand
August 17, 2015 By Tom Kleckner It had been four years since ERCOT last set a new demand record, but the Texas grid has been making up for lost time since August began. In the last two weeks, ERCOT has set three new hourly peaks, topping 69,000 MW in demand for the first time ever … Continue reading High Temps, Population Growth Push ERCOT to Demand Records
Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2015 5:45 am BY JARED WILSON [email protected] With temperatures rising electricity consumption is also on the rise as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas announced record breaking numbers this week. In the month of August, despite being just 13 days in, only two days have been under the triple digit mark, … Continue reading Rising temperatures, rising electrical demand
By Dave Byknish Published: August 13, 2015, 3:26 pm Updated: August 13, 2015, 5:33 pm AUSTIN (KXAN) – Another scorcher in the Austin-area is leaving the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in a severe state. ERCOT is experiencing extremely high electricity demand. Operating reserves have dropped below the target threshold of 2,300 megawatts. ERCOT is … Continue reading ERCOT reserves drop below 2,300 MW, conservation requested
Washington (Platts)–12 Aug 2015 244 pm EDT/1844 GMT The heat wave hovering over Texas is expected to fuel strong demand midweek and was also driving power prices back into triple-digit territory. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is forecasting peak demand on Wednesday at 68,489 MW. Tuesday’s peak came in at 69,614 MW, just shy … Continue reading Hot weather keeps ERCOT demand strong, power prices soaring
Updated: Wed 6:41 PM, Aug 12, 2015 SHERMAN, Texas — For the first time ever this past Monday afternoon the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) surpassed 69,000 megawatts twice in a matter of hours. Read the full article at News 12 KXII.
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