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ERCOT could face electricity shortages by 2014: report
Houston (Platts)
Texas faces potential electricity shortages as soon as 2014 as electricity usage in the state continues to hit new records, according to a new study released Tuesday by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas.

The newly revised Capacity, Demand and Reserves report shows a reserve margin — the excess of generation capacity over expected load under normal conditions — of 9.8 percent as soon as 2014, well below ERCOT’s 13.75 percent target. The 2014 outlook includes slightly more than 75,000 MW of power to serve an anticipated peak demand of 68,403 MW, according to the report. By 2015, projected reserves drop…

ERCOT Braces for Tight Reserves and Possible Power Shortages This Summer
POWERnews
Texas will have 74 GW of generation resources available this summer, including nearly 2 GW of capacity that had been mothballed—but the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) still expects tight reserves and expects calls for conservation to deter rolling blackouts, the Texas grid operator said last week.

The entity’s recently released Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy for the ERCOT Region for summer 2012 suggests that based on resource availability and demand levels (driven by anticipated above-normal temperatures), ERCOT will need to declare an Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) on multiple…