Platts In future, high wind capacity factors that diminished wholesale power prices in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas this summer might not prevail, and increasing generation retirements are likely to force more reliability-must-run decisions on ERCOT grid managers. Those…
Author: Rick Ankrum
Summer (and maybe winter) of discontent for US power markets
Platts – The Barrel by Eric Wieser For the wholesale power markets, summer and winter typically grab the bulk of traders’ attention as loads can push the limits, which can result in bouncing power prices. This past summer, temperatures in…