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How Ready Is ERCOT For Winter?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Not only ERCOT posted its winter readiness report but it has also released its plans for the coming summer. Find out what to expect for your Texas energy bills this year!<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

After Winter Storm Uri caused the deaths of 246 people, everyone in Texas wants to know if Texas power generators have sufficiently weatherized their facilities. According to the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the answer is a confident yes, their winter readiness is up to the challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cTexans can be confident the electric generation fleet and the grid are winterized and ready to provide power,\u201d Vice President of Grid Planning and Weatherization Woody Rickerson said in a December 30 statement<\/a>. \u201cNew regulations require all electric generation and transmission owners to make significant winterization improvements and our inspections confirm they are prepared.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

ERCOT inspected 302 electric generation units and found only 10 had problems needing correction. The generation units ERCOT inspected represent 85 percent of the megawatt hours lost during Uri\u2019s outages. The 10 problematic units account for only 1.7 percent of ERCOT\u2019s total generation fleet.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Weather forecasters predict a mild winter. Combined with ERCOT\u2019s positive news about weatherization, and Texas residents should feel confident about their power staying on this winter<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Capacity, Demand, and Reserves For Summer Readiness<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

On the same day ERCOT released its winter weatherization report, it also released a report on capacity, demand, and reserves<\/a> (CDR) for the upcoming summer.  ERCOT lowered its projection on the planning reserve margin for summer 2022 from 28.8% in May 2021\u2019s report to 23.9% in December 2021\u2019s report. The change happened because of delays of planned solar projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

The CDR report also projects peak demand for the upcoming summer. The forecasted peak demand for this summer is 78,084 MW. Developers expect to add 1,474 MW of battery storage<\/a> capacity to be ready for summer 2022; however, the CDR does not include this capacity. This is in addition to the 8,288 MW of battery storage installed since the May 2021 CDR. Battery storage can help summer readiness by avoiding rolling blackouts during firm peak demand which ERCOT projects at 74,977 MW. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Summer Prices and Electricity Reliability<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Generally speaking, lower reserves can sometimes mean periods of less reliability and higher prices. This is especially the case during Texas heat waves, particularly in late August and early September. As a result, Texas electricity customers<\/a> should take this into consideration if they plan to shop electricity prices this summer. You can avoid a summer price increase by locking in a fixed rate electricity plan now at https:\/\/www.texaselectricityratings.com<\/a>. Here you\u2019ll find a variety of electricity plans with competitive prices that could help you save more on your energy bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How Ready Is ERCOT For Winter? After Winter Storm Uri caused the deaths of 246 people, everyone in Texas wants to know if Texas power generators have sufficiently weatherized their facilities. According to the Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the answer is a confident yes, their winter readiness is up to the challenge. \u201cTexans Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_mbp_gutenberg_autopost":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nERCOT States Its Winter and Summer Readiness - Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bring on the cold! ERCOT announced its winter readiness is up to the challenge. 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