NOTICE DATE:  May 22, 2012
NOTICE TYPE:  M-A052212-01 General
SHORT DESCRIPTION:  Semi-annual CDR report released
INTENDED AUDIENCE:  ERCOT Market Participants
DAY AFFECTED:  May 22, 2012

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT has released its semi-annual Capacity, Demand and Reserves (CDR) report. The CDR report provides a 10-year outlook based on anticipated peak demand, existing and planned generation capacity, and other long-term factors. Peak electric use in the ERCOT region is driven by high temperatures and economic conditions. The mid- and long-term peak demand forecast is based on a 15-year average weather profile combined with economic factors such as per capita income, population, gross domestic product and various employment measures. The CDR report does not include the outlook for summer 2012, which was updated in the Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy (SARA), which was released by ERCOT on May 1, 2012.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  The CDR report is posted under Operations and System Planning on the Reports and Presentations webpage of ERCOT.com at http://www.ercot.com/news/presentations/index.
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