3 GW of ESRs Help ERCOT Through Scarcity Conditions

Tom Kleckner | Source: RTO Insider | Posted 05/10/2024

Energy storage resources bailed out the ERCOT grid May 8, providing a record amount of energy to help the Texas grid operator through the first tight conditions of the maintenance season. Discharging batteries provided 3,195 MW at 8:05 p.m. CDT, according to Grid Status, meeting 5% of demand for the first time and smashing the previous record by more than 1 GW.

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Energy storage resources provided record energy to the ERCOT grid on May 8 to help navigate the tight conditions of the maintenance season, with discharging batteries delivering 3,195 MW, meeting 5% of demand and breaking the previous record by more than 1 GW. This milestone was hailed by industry figures including former FERC Chair Pat Wood, now Hunt Energy Network’s CEO.

ERCOT, which started the year with 3.3 GW of storage capacity, is expected to double this by the year's end, with an additional 145 GW in the interconnection queue. The grid operator faced challenges on May 8 due to high temperatures, maintenance outages, and lower reserves, leading to a peak load of 68.9 GW and prices approaching the $5,000 cap.

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