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Winter long-duration reliability risk
Summary
Hunt Energy Network and others pressed that only winter-targeted, long-duration (8+ hours) dispatchable capacity addresses the biggest reliability gap shown in the PowerGem and Aurora studies — summer scarcity pricing already works.
At a glance
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Last discussed Feb 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
💰Financial impact
Targeting payments to winter months could concentrate costs but better drive needed investment.
✅Who benefits
All Texans if long-duration winter capacity is built before the next Uri-style event.
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