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.
8 hours into the On-Peak period, ERCOT real-time LMP prices are trending well below the day-ahead and are averaging $300+ under.
Houston (Platts)–7 Aug 2015 313 pm EDT/1913 GMT The Electric Reliability Council of Texas continues to forecast strong demand for the next several days as day-ahead power prices continue to climb to values not seen in years. Read the full article at Platts.
ERCOT sets 2 new demand records on Thursday In two consecutive hours Thursday afternoon, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) system beat the all-time hourly demand record set the previous day, peaking at 68,912 megawatts (MW)* between 4 and 5 p.m. At 68,538 MW*, hourly demand between 3 and 4 p.m. also beat Wednesday’s … Continue reading ERCOT sets 2 new demand records on Thursday
Hot weather could push ERCOT to new peak power demand record by week’s end The Electric Reliability Council of Texas could see a new peak demand record by the end of the week with temperatures forecast at their highest levels so far this season. System load in ERCOT is forecast to peak at 68,200 MW … Continue reading Hot weather could push ERCOT to new peak power demand record by week’s end
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