Title :
ERCOT´s review of the February 2011 cold weather event
Author :
D´Annunzio, C. ; Betanabhatla, V. ; Koepke, J. ; Reyes, L.S. ; Flores, I. ; Sarma Nuthalapati, N.D.R. ; Blevins, B.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Reliability Council of Texas, Inc., TX, USA
Abstract :
During the first week of February 2011, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), an independent system operator that manages approximately 85% of Texas´ power usage, experienced unusually cold weather conditions. The severe conditions led to generation losses which affected over 3 million electric customers [1]. This paper describes the weather conditions experienced and summarizes the chronology of ERCOT´s operational events.
Keywords :
power consumption; power system reliability; ERCOT operational events; ERCOT review; Electric Reliability Council of Texas; cold weather event; generation losses; independent system operator; power system reliability; Educational institutions; Power system reliability; Reliability; Temperature distribution; Wind; Independent System Operator; Power Grid; Power System Operations; Power System Reliability;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Society General Meeting, 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2727-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1944-9925
DOI :
10.1109/PESGM.2012.6345598
