ERCOT’s Technical Advisory Committee on Wednesday unanimously approved a change to the Retail Market Guide by email vote after it canceled its previously scheduled meeting because of a limited number of items to consider.

RMGRR163 removes a reference to a couple of legacy reports that will no longer be created. The committee’s Retail Market Subcommittee approved the change on March 5.

The TAC is scheduled to meet next on May 27.

2019 State of the Grid Report Released

ERCOT has released its 2019 State of the Grid report.

The 15-page documents lays out the issues facing ERCOT in 2020 and beyond. It also recaps 2019, when the grid operator was able to maintain system reliability, despite peak electricity demand exceeding 74 GW and low power reserves forcing it to declare two energy emergency alerts.

Annual energy usage was up 2%. It has increased 20% over the past decade. ERCOT’s latest forecast indicates load will continue to increase.