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Title: ERCOT Event on February 26, 2008: Lessons Learned

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1218412· OSTI ID:1218412
 [1];  [2]
  1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

This report summarizes the event which occured on February 26, 2008, in which the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) called for an Emergency Electric Curtailment Plan (EECP) at 18:41 due to a worsening imbalance between generation and load which led to a decline in system frequency. The event is of special interest, and was widely reported on in the press, because wind generation played a partial role in the event. Other load-response events, which did not involve wind generation, have not received similar attention.

Research Organization:
EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Wind Program (EE-4W)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-99-GO10337
OSTI ID:
1218412
Report Number(s):
NREL/TP-500-43373; 4095
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English