ERCOT launches new planning efforts as 2030 load growth projections soar 40 GW in a year

REA Response

Texas’ economic and population growth demands more reliable power. The state can bolster dispatchable power and ERCOT through carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) and the hydrogen economy.

ERCOT launches new planning efforts as 2030 load growth projections soar 40 GW in a year

Utility Dive, Apr. 24, 2024

The growth is being fueled by a range of sectors, including artificial intelligence, data centers, industrial electrification, hydrogen and electric vehicles, said ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas.

Updated regional transmission planning rules mean ERCOT can now consider new types of prospective load, sending 2030 projections dramatically higher in a single year, Vegas explained yesterday.

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Texas Tech Researchers are Working to Find Low-Cost Energy Options

By harnessing our abundant fossil fuels, the hydrogen economy will generate more dispatchable power in Texas

Texas Power Grid Warns of Outages as Temperatures Rise

REA Response It’s clear Texas needs more reliable power to meet demands and weather-related challenges. We can increase dispatchable power and strengthen ERCOT, the state’s electricity grid, by supporting carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) and the hydrogen economy. Texas Power Grid Warns of Outages as Temperatures Rise Newsweek, May

ERCOT CEO: Texas power grid can meet unprecedented electricity demand growth

Texas can not only meet its escalating energy demands with fewer emissions but also pave the way for a more sustainable and resilient energy future with CCUS and the hydrogen economy.

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