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 …
Houston — Generation developers canceled 15 projects totaling 3,204 MW of capacity in September, a new Electric Reliability Council of Texas Generation Interconnection Status report shows, but a 100-MW natural gas plant and a 184-MW wind farm were approved for commercial operation
One industry observer Friday indicated that the report’s strong showing in renewables and incremental gas project development reflects a trend that may result in lower wholesale power prices over time, while another said the …