summer peak
ERCOT has set 38 various peak-demand records this summer while continuing to handle load despite the extreme heat.
Persistent triple-digit temperatures across much of Texas have forced ERCOT to issue yet another operating condition notice as it flirts with 80-GW demand.
SPP has again declared a resource advisory for its footprint July 25 as searing heat continues to roast the Southern Plains.
ERCOT demand set a new demand mark for the 11th time this year as a heat dome over the Southern Plains continues to produce record-breaking temperatures.
ERCOT demand flirted with 80 GW for the first time as the Texas grid operator set yet another record, its 10th, for peak demand this year.
As it navigates a tough summer, MISO is more optimistic on its ability to successfully manage fall operations.
Continued record electric demand, 13 GW of thermal outages and reduced renewable production forced ERCOT to again issue a conservation appeal.
SPP set a new mark for peak demand July 11, wiping out a record that was less than a week old when the system met load of 51.4 GW.
ERCOT flirted with potential disaster July 11 after saying it was short on capacity, but system demand was reduced enough to keep the lights on.
SPP has set a new record by meeting 51.1 GW of demand amid extreme heat and weather advisories in its Great Plains footprint.
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