Texas power grid operator expects record peak demand, tight conditions

Author Mark Watson, and Humza Jamal

Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has forecast a new record peak demand of 76,696 MW in the summer of 2020, and tight conditions, with just 82,417 MW of resources likely to be able to meet that demand, a report released Thursday showed.

The Preliminary Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy’s forecast peakload for the summer period of June-September 2020 rose from ERCOT’s record peakload of 74,820 MW, set August 12, but was the …

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