Forecasting future demand on the Texas grid
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In Texas, US, electricity demand is expected to grow because of rapid population growth, increased adoption of electric vehicles, expansion of AI data centres, and other societal and industrial developments. Most of Texas’ electricity system is managed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates a grid that is largely independent from the rest of the United States. Combined with the state’s rapidly changing demand patterns, this makes Texas an important test case f
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