Almost 1.1 GW of renewable capacity nears commercial operation in ERCOT
Author: Mark Watson
Houston — Almost 1.1 GW of renewable generation capacity – mostly solar — neared commercial operation in January in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas footprint, a new report shows, which would tend to weaken wholesale power prices, barring reductions in other capacity types.
ERCOT’s latest Generation Interconnection Status Report, released late Feb. 1, shows a 240-MW wind project in Willacy County and a 166-MW solar project in Borden County approved for synchronization in January. Willacy County is along the Gulf Coast near the Mexican border. Borden County is about …