ERCOT, others mull scarcity-price changes

摘要

In response to a Texas regulator's concern that a price adder designed to ensure sufficient generation reserves remain available has been too low during periods of scarcity, Electric Reliability Council of Texas stakeholders and staff have been analyzing several alternatives. On Wednesday, the ERCOT Wholesale Market Subcommittee endorsed a report from the ERCOT Supply Adequacy Working Group that summarizes this analysis of possible changes to this adder, known as the Operating Reserve Demand Curve, but the analysis nevertheless does not contain a consensus solution.