ERCOT: Grid To Have More Than Enough Capacity For Fall, Winter
September 06, 2016
The Texas grid is projected to have more than enough electricity to power the state during the fall and winter seasons, ERCOT said. The grid is expected to have more than 82,200 MW of generation capacity during autumn, which ERCOT expects to have near-normal temperatures. Even during extreme outages this fall, the grid would have at least 8,730 MW of excess capacity, according to ERCOT. In winter, when colder weather can produce more outages, the grid would have 2,127 MW of excess capacity.