More than 645 MW of solar capacity in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas neared commercial operation in January, which will boost the state’s solar nameplate capacity by more than 28% when that capacity comes online, though solar projects totaling 380 MW were canceled in the month, a new report shows. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now “Strong solar output could easily put a damper on super-peak pricing, but also runs the risk of increasing volatility, especially in instances of high [forced generation] outages,” Travis Whalen, a power market analyst at S&P Global Platts Analytics, said Tuesday. ERCOT’s latest Generation Interconnection Status Report, dated Sunday, shows the 241-MW Misae Solar project approved for synchronization in Childress County in northwest Texas and the 204.5-MW Holstein […]