Tag Archives: ERCOT report confirms gas- and coal-fired plant outages played big role in June grid woes

AUSTIN — New data from ERCOT confirms that issues with thermal energy sources, including coal and natural gas, were largely responsible for the smaller-than-expected generation capacity on the grid that led to supply concerns in June. Information about which power plants had unplanned outages in June, rattling public confidence in the Texas power grid, was released Wednesday by the Electric …

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