Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA)
ERCOT's final resource adequacy assessment for the fall indicates it has sufficient installed generating capacity to meet peak demand under extreme conditions.
ERCOT worked to ease anxieties in the Texas media after releasing a pair of resource adequacy reports that show it has healthy reserve margins this summer.
ERCOT projects record summer peak demand, but its preliminary assessment says power reserves “are in a better position” than in recent years.
Texas utilities are coming up short on payments to ERCOT, as the state legislature begins considering restructuring the grid operator's governance.
ERCOT said it will have enough installed capacity to meet demand this winter and spring thanks to a record of new installed wind capacity.
ERCOT said it expects “adequate” installed capacity available to meet demand this fall and winter.
ERCOT said it still expects record demand this summer and the potential need for emergency measures, despite a drop in load from the COVID-19 pandemic.
ERCOT's first seasonal assessment of resource adequacy for the summer foresees a repeat of 2019 but with additional capacity to help meet demand.
ERCOT said it will have sufficient installed capacity available to meet projected peak demand this winter and spring.
ERCOT said that it has sufficient installed capacity to meet system demand this fall and winter.
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