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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects to start the summer with tight reserves before an easing as new plants begin operations in late summer, according to reports released Wednesday.
ERCOT forecasts summer generation resources at 74,075 MW to serve an expected peak demand of 68,096 MW, which leaves a reserve capacity of 5,979 MW, according to the preliminary summer 2014 Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy released Wednesday.
ERCOT’s all-time record peak of 68,305 MW occurred on August 3, 2011 during the hottest summer on record.
“While we anticipate sufficient generation for summer, conditions may become tight — potentially requiring conservation measures to protect the grid — if we see extremely high demand during the…