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Resource Adequacy 2016

Drought Risk

ERCOT developed a drought risk monitoring tool to screen for potential drought-related impacts to generation resources. The tool predicts whether water supplies used by generation resources in the ERCOT region are at risk of reaching levels requiring closer monitoring over the next 6 to 18 months, based on the most recent reservoir and lake levels from the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) and historical trends in water usage. The documents available in this section include summaries of the results of this analysis, documentation of the tool methodology, and other related reports.

Oct 5, 2016 - pdf - 158.8 KB
Sep 7, 2016 - pdf - 159.2 KB
Aug 3, 2016 - pdf - 160.2 KB
Jul 7, 2016 - pdf - 158.9 KB
Jul 7, 2016 - pdf - 160.2 KB
May 4, 2016 - pdf - 160.3 KB
May 4, 2016 - pdf - 161.4 KB
Apr 26, 2016 - xlsx - 230 KB

Generation Interconnection Status Report

View the latest public interconnection information on generation resources in the ERCOT region.

GIS REPORT December 2016
Generator interconnection activity for December
Jan 4, 2017 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT November 2016
Generator interconnection activity for November
Dec 1, 2016 - xlsx - 1.6 MB
GIS REPORT October 2016
Generator interconnection activity for October
Nov 1, 2016 - xlsx - 1.5 MB
GIS REPORT September 2016
Generator interconnection activity for September
Oct 4, 2016 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT August 2016, corrected wind chart
Corrected total project capacity for 2019 on wind chart
Sep 12, 2016 - xlsx - 1.6 MB
GIS REPORT August 2016
Generator interconnection activity for August
Sep 2, 2016 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT July 2016
Generator interconnection activity for July
Aug 3, 2016 - xlsx - 1.3 MB
GIS REPORT June 2016
Generator interconnection activity for June (with "project count/MW by fuel type" chart corrections)
Jul 8, 2016 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT May 2016
Generator interconnection activity for May
Jun 2, 2016 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT April 2016
Generator interconnection activity for April
May 2, 2016 - xlsx - 1.4 MB
GIS REPORT March 2016
Generator interconnection activity for March
Apr 1, 2016 - xlsx - 1.7 MB
GIS REPORT February 2016
Generator interconnection activity for February
Mar 2, 2016 - xls - 4.1 MB
GIS REPORT January 2016
Generator interconnection activity for January
Feb 3, 2016 - xls - 3.8 MB

Resource Adequacy Assessments

The SARA is based on criteria similar to CDR, however the seasonal outlook reflects near-term weather forecasts, generator outage trends, and updates to the generation fleet. 

Sep 1, 2016 - xlsx - 163.6 KB
Sep 1, 2016 - pdf - 208 KB
Nov 1, 2016 - xlsx - 147.8 KB
Nov 1, 2016 - pdf - 218.3 KB
Nov 1, 2016 - xlsx - 145.4 KB
Nov 1, 2016 - pdf - 218.5 KB
Sep 1, 2016 - xlsx - 144.4 KB
May 3, 2016 - xlsx - 124.1 KB
May 3, 2016 - pdf - 274.2 KB
May 3, 2016 - xlsx - 147.5 KB
May 3, 2016 - pdf - 245.5 KB
Feb 29, 2016 - pdf - 247.3 KB
Feb 29, 2016 - xls - 251.5 KB
Feb 29, 2016 - pdf - 255.4 KB
Feb 29, 2016 - xls - 223 KB

This biannual report contains a 10-year forecast of electric use and expected generation resources.

Market Design Analysis

The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUC) and ERCOT Board have been evaluating possible approaches to encourage new generation development within the ERCOT region to maintain adequate capacity reserves. This section includes reports and presentations associated with this investigative effort, as well as materials with the PUC's review of the reliability standard for the ERCOT region.

Planning Reserve Margin Analysis

The ERCOT Board of Directors has established a minimum target reserve margin equal to 13.75 percent of peak electricity demand to serve electric needs in the case of very high demand or unexpectedly high levels of generation plant outages. This section consists of reports that describe the methodology and results of studies that help the ERCOT Board determine the appropriate target reserve margin.

Wind and Solar

Wind and solar profiles for use in ERCOT planning studies, as well as files showing the derivation of wind and solar peak capacity percentages using approved CDR methodologies.

Hourly Wind Profiles, 2015
Historical hourly wind generation profiles at 228 sites for the year 2015
Feb 17, 2017 - zip - 3.7 MB
Memo Report AWST ERCOT_05312016
Methodology Report for the 2015 hourly wind generation profiles
Feb 17, 2017 - pdf - 276.6 KB
Nov 30, 2016 - xlsx - 88.5 KB
Apr 21, 2016 - xlsx - 85.9 KB