Progressives bring Soviet-style planning to the Texas grid.

Source: ERCOT

“ERCOT’s current planning reserve margin is a historically low 7.4% while electric demand in the ERCOT region continues to grow.” Get your popcorn. If you’re in Texas, you may want to pop it sooner rather than later.

Source: ERCOT Web | PDF

As reported earlier, a single coal plant shutdown has reduced the ERCOT reserve margin to 7.4%. Now other generators must be paid extra to stay on line in hopes of avoiding a summer blackout.

Source: UtilityDive.com Web | PDF