Demand response helped ensure grid reliability in ERCOT this summer

Author Mark Watson

Houston — Demand response resources made a big reliability difference in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas during the mid-August heat wave that resulted in an all-time record peakload, two Energy Emergency Alerts and $9,000/MWh real-time prices, ERCOT board members learned Tuesday.

However, one might conclude that the availability of such load-shaving resources may have discouraged building more generation to …

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