(Reuters) -The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) sought bids from power producers on Monday to increase its operating reserves by around 3,000 megawatts in case of any unexpected spikes in demand during the upcoming winter season. The Texas grid has been concerned about extreme weather since a deadly storm in February 2021 left millions without power for days as ERCOT struggled to prevent a grid collapse after the closure of an unusually large amount of generation. The request for proposals seeks capacity from both dispatchable generation and demand response solutions to cover the period of December 2023 through February 2024, the Texas power grid operator said, citing the significant peak load growth since last winter and retirements of dispatchable resources.

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