In February, the independent system operator for 85% of the state’s electric load, said its data indicated about 7.91GW in additions by then, with a further 500MW of wind likely in 2017.
On 1 January, Texas had 12.354GW of wind capacity with 11.065GW in ERCOT. It is the leading US state for wind installations.
The CDR report is a 10-year view of anticipated generation and forecast system peak demand, based on 12-year average weather conditions and other factors that affect electric use during peak demand periods.
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