Coal Fired Generation

Summer Energy Market and Reliability Assessment

Editor
June 18, 2020

COVID-19 has lowered demand for electricity by approximately 3 to 11 percent. COVID-19 has also delayed some maintenance on natural gas and electric infrastructure. Deferred generation maintenance and other factors could potentially impact unit availability during the summer months. Source: FERC

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Tags: coal-fired power, Covid 19, covid-19 impact on energy demand, electric power demand, ERCOT, FERC, generation capacity, NERC, peak load forecast, PJM, power plant maintenance, reserve margins, U.S power generation

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