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Webinar Recording: ERCOT'S Growing Pains, December 2023

December 11, 2023

Written By: 5


The team at 5 discussed the challenges for ERCOT's power grid, including higher prices and volatility.

  • Increased costs associated with ERCOT's grid management
  • The disassociation of natural gas and electricity prices
  • Proposition 7 and grid reliability
  • Case studies of how load flexibility can reduce or even eliminate power bills

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