Texas grid operator ERCOT hit a renewables milestone when on March 7 it used its new grid management tool to integrate over 7,500 megawatts of wind-generated electricity into the state’s power supply.
At 8:41 p.m., the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) was using 7,599 megawatts of wind power (22 percent of load). This surpassed the 7,403-megawatt mark (24 percent) which, at 6:55 a.m. on the previous day had surpassed the 7,400 megawatt record (15 percent of load) set at 3:06 p.m. on October 7, 2011.
