Grid Roundup #23, August 19, 2024

Old peak demand record nearly falls, may fall tomorrow; ERCOT Board meeting preview; the latest data on the growth of batteries in TX; and ERCOT's latest move to curtail storage.

In this issue of the Grid Roundup, I cover:

• The ERCOT Board meets tomorrow as temperatures, and demand soar;

• Texans come within a hair (17 megawatts) of breaking the all-time demand record, plenty of supply available on peak thanks to solar production;

• Batteries surge in the ERCOT market; and

• ERCOT attempts, again, to exclude battery storage from a new ancillary service market.

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