ERCOT Power: Gas Gains in April, But Carbon Loses

Natural Gas used for power generation in the ERCOT region (most of Texas) gained more market share over coal in April, but carbon based fuels in total (coal+gas) lost market. 

 In April, the gas/coal balance rose to 67.6% gas, 32.4% coal.  This is an April record, up from 65.9% in March, and up 6.2% over the previous April:

Against that, gas and coal were vying for an ever smaller share of the total power pie, with total carbon generation falling to 59.2% of the total load, a new record low.  The main culprits here is wind, which continues to grow faster than total demand, achieving a new record of 9.93 GW of average output in April, which was about 26.7% of the entire power market.