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…
Author: Rick Ankrum
SPP tracker: Power prices fall on lower gas, wind continues to displace coal
Houston — Weakening spot natural gas prices pulled down Southwest Power Pool wholesale power prices nearly 31% year on year in February, as wind generation continued to displace coal-fired power for a second straight month. SPP peakload dropped 3.6% year…