
Demand response and data center curtailment reshape summer grid outlook
NERC says changes in demand management, including flexible data center load in ERCOT, are improving reliability expectations in several regions as utilities search for near-term capacity.
- NERC says flexible demand is materially changing summer reliability forecasts in several regions.
- In ERCOT, more curtailable data center load helped reduce the forecast for net internal demand by 3.7 GW.



