Texas’ independent electric grid has transformed in recent years with the significant addition of wind, solar and battery storage facilities, and faces new risks as large load users like data centers request to be connected.
These changes, plus increasing threats from extreme weather events and security issues, are among those risks for the reliability of Texas’ grid’s, according to a new report from Texas Reliability Entity, Inc., (Texas RE), one of the six regional entities under North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), a nonprofit international regulatory authority.
Leaders of Texas RE presented the findings of their 2024 reliability performance report to the Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday. The assessment compiles data from a variety of sources, including ERCOT data, generation and transmission availability data and demand response availability data.
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