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Conversation around load growth has been around for decades as load serving entities are always trying to figure out how to plan around such within their generation fleet or via the market. The instruments utilized to do such have evolved over the years as the components driving the year-on-year deltas goes beyond 'normal' weather and organic increases tied to the economy. We are in a world that needs to incorporate thrusts demand such as electric vehicles, liquified natural gas facilities, data centers, and crypto-currency to name a few.
Figure 1 | ERCOT Demand Growth by Year
In the published content, titled 'Year-on-Year ERCOT Demand Growth', we take a look at how the landscape has changed over the years in ERCOT when it comes to the demand side of the equation. Since the Lone Star State has a pronounced capacity of wind and a growing solart and battery fleet, the net load calibration needs to be taken into account given and broken down into different hourly buckets to see where the market balancing has exposure. The special report focuses on the demand side of things, both from an power comsumption standpoint along with the netting aspect.
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