ERCOT releases preliminary report on causes of generator outages, derates during February winter storms

AUSTIN, Texas — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has released the preliminary report it filed with the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) on the causes of generator outages and derates during February’s winter storms. The report covers the period of Sunday, Feb. 14 through Friday, Feb. 19.

ERCOT said the report provides information on the causes of outages and derates throughout the storms based on its review of information submitted by Qualified Scheduling Entities (QSEs) in response to its first requests for information (RFIs). ERCOT has submitted additional RFIs to …

ERCOT OKs 306-MW gas plant for power market; 1.1 GW of renewables nearly online

Author Mark Watson

Houston — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has approved a 306-MW natural gas-fired generator for commercial operation, and another 1.1 GW of solar, wind and battery capacity entered the final stages before commercial operation, a new report shows, but additions for this summer may be light.

In an April 5 email, Giuliano Bordignon, a power analyst at S&P Global Platts Analytics, said most of ERCOT’s new capacity normally comes online in the summer, but “the additions this summer are likely to be minor (we expect just 10 MW in August), with the …