Texas Commissioner: Answer on Resource Adequacy Expected Very Early Next Year

Testifying before a Texas Senate hearing yesterday, Texas Public Utility Commissioner Brandy Marty said that an answer on Texas' resource adequacy questions, particularly whether a reserve margin should be mandated, should be expected by very early next year.

Marty said that the Commission is awaiting two reports which will inform its decision: ERCOT's revised Capacity, Demand and Reserves report (reflecting updated mechanisms for load forecasting), and the Brattle economically optimal reserve margin report.

The revised ERCOT CDR report is to be released in December, and the economically optimal reserve margin report is expected at the start of the year.

Accordingly, Marty, "would predict that a decision will be made on this certainly by very early into the next year."