Platts The electricity sector faces consumer-driven disruptions akin to the paradigm shifts that disrupted transportation, entertainment and the newspaper industry during the 20th century, market observers said Thursday in separate presentations. Such changes, driven by consumer demand, had impact that…
Month: October 2017
ERCOT reserve margins likely to dip below target: IMM
Platts Recently announced planned retirements of 4,500 MW of generation capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, plus the indefinite shutdown of another 118 MW, would likely push reserve margins below ERCOT’s target of 13.75%, ERCOT stakeholders learned Tuesday.…