ERCOT Reliability and Consumer Impacts

On behalf of AARP, Synapse analyzed reliability issues and consumer costs within the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) ISO market. This analysis included reviewing and commenting on the June 1, 2012 Brattle Group report “ERCOT Investment Incentives and Resource Adequacy.” The study considered how to maintain acceptable reliability standards through energy markets or capacity markets. All scenarios included an analysis of consumer costs.