AUSTIN (AP) — The group that manages the grid that provides electric power to most of Texas assured Thursday that its latest assessment showed the grid was expected to provide sufficient power to meet peak summer demand.
However, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said in a statement that it expected record-breaking demand for electric power that could mean tight supply reserve margins.
ERGOT predicted a demand peak of 77,144 megawatts this summer against a total generating resource capacity of 86,862 megawatts.
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