ERCOT Pulls RFP for Emergency Winter Generation, Blackouts Possible in Texas

November 22, 2023--Written by John Egan for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Texas grid operator on November 17 cancelled a request for proposal (RFP) for up to 3,000 megawatts (MW) of generating capacity for the upcoming winter after receiving only 11.1 MW of potential capacity bids. The RFP, issued October 2, was designed to create a bank of additional generation capacity to meet electric demand in case of extreme winter temperatures, such as was the case in Winter Storm Uri on February 2021. The RFP had asked generating units to be ready to generate power December 1.