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ERCOT Faces Tight Summer Margins, Market Changes
Dec 30, 2018 | Tom Kleckner
ERCOT is preparing to take on the Texas heat again in 2019 with reserve margins that have shrunk even further than last summer's.
Energy MarketERCOTResource AdequacySpecial ReportsTexas
Keywordscoal plant retirementsElectric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)NRG Energyoperating reserve demand curve (ORDC)Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT)reserve marginsTexas
Tom Kleckner
NRG Secures 3rd Loan from Texas Energy Fund
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