ERCOT Unveils New 6-Day Supply and Demand Forecast Dashboard

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Texas Power Reliability Council released a new six-day forecast in its demand and supply dashboard that gives Texans an expanded view of the state of the grid going forward.

Dan Woodfin, ERCOT’s Vice President of Systems Operations, said:

According to ERCOT, forecasts are subject to change, but the dashboard provides general “alarm alerts” about trends based on known information.

“The Demand and Supply Dashboard shows the current power supply (capacity) and demand of the ERCOT system using real-time data, as well as the projected power supply (capacity) from hourly forecasts and other available sources. ) and demand,” the company said.

According to ERCOT, the new dashboard will include Grid and Market Pages.