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2015 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook

LCG, March 23, 2012 – LCG Consulting has released its findings concerning future grid operations and market conditions in ERCOT in a new report, 2015 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook, which summarizes hourly simulations for the entire year. The 2015 Outlook report will be of interest to market participants needing in-depth insight into key metrics such as load zone and hub prices, ancillary service (A/S) prices, hub prices, transmission lines experiencing significant congestion, and the value of congestion revenue rights (CRRs).

2012 ERCOT Electricity Market Outlook - Simulation and Forecast

LCG, January 17, 2012 – LCG Consulting of Los Altos, California has released a new ERCOT electricity market outlook for 2012. This report incorporates the latest developments implemented under the ERCOT nodal protocol and summarizes forecasts for LMPs, Ancillary Service prices, hub prices, and load zone prices.

Hydro Pumped Storage - DOE Award to Support Development of Advanced Water Power Technologies

LCG, August 9, 2010 -- LCG Consulting, as a member of the consortium headed by EPRI, participates in a $1.5 million multi-year DOE project to develop new methods to maximize the benefits of hydropower technologies

Wind Integration - DOE Project Promotes Collaborative Planning for Balancing Wind Variability across Regions

LCG, August 6, 2010 – EPRI and LCG team is among several selected by DOE to explore innovative solutions for utility wind energy integration. The EPRI-LCG project focuses on integrating SPP wind energy into SERC electricity markets.

Energy Storage - New Study Explores the Efficacy of Storage in Integrating Wind in Regional Electric Systems

LCG, August 2, 2010 – EPRI and LCG Consulting jointly conduct an economic study to find out how energy storage can help integrate wind turbines to the electric systems in ERCOT, NYISO, PJM, MISO and California.

ERCOT Nodal Market – Updated 2011 ERCOT Electricity Market Report

LCG, July 12, 2010 -- LCG Consulting will release by the end of August 2010 their 3rd quarter 2011 report on the Texas electricity market showing the potential impacts of operating in the proposed nodal market structure.



NEWS

Operations Begin at TVA's John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant

LCG, May 2, 2012--Commercial operations of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant commenced on April 30. The project was completed a month ahead of schedule and at a cost approximately $30 less than budgeted.

PacifiCorp Weighs Options for Coal-fired Power Plants

LCG, April 27, 2012--PacifiCorp, a unit of MidAmerican Energy Holdings, announced yesterday that future federal and state environmental requirements for its coal fleet would cost over $1 billion in coming years. As a result, its fleet is expected to reduce coal consumption and increase reliance on natural gas.

  

Markets

Current Energy Market Conditions

Energy Price (Actual)
ERCOT $20.26
MISO $25.8
NYISO $23.8
NEISO $25.56
CAISO $34.33

Load (Actual)
ERCOT 42514 MW
MISO 53446 MW
NYISO 16787 MW
NEISO 15133 MW
CAISO 14481 MW

DOWJONES

Four Corners
COB
Mead/Market Place
Mid-Columbia
Palo Verde



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