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BLOG: ERCOT Power Prices, Congestion Costs Increase in 2017

by TCCFUI | Jun 21, 2018 | Blog, ERCOT

Key wholesale power prices in Texas increased during 2017 — an upward surge largely driven by rising natural gas prices. Average demand for power in the ERCOT market also increased in 2017. However, peak-hour demand fell by 2.2 percent from the all-time record set...

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