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  "filter": "ERCOT slide \"Loads Approved to Energize – Observations 2\", verbatim: \"ERCOT has observed a simultaneous monthly peak consumption of 3801 MW in March 2025 which is a slight decrease since February 2025.\" Defined by ERCOT as \"the maximum value of the sum of all the individual loads per month\".",
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    "plain": "Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). (2026). Large Load Interconnection Status Update [Observed large-load peak consumption: 3,801 MW, as of 2026-03-13]. Retrieved 2026-09-14, from https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/03/12/March-TAC-Report.pdf. Recorded in TechCarta, CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001. https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001/",
    "bibtex": "@misc{carta_opload_ercot_peak_simultaneous_2026_03_13_001,\n  author = {{Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)}},\n  title = {Large Load Interconnection Status Update: Observed large-load peak consumption, 3,801 MW (as of 2026-03-13)},\n  year = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://www.ercot.com/files/docs/2026/03/12/March-TAC-Report.pdf}},\n  note = {TechCarta Carta CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001; source retrieved 2026-09-14},\n  url = {https://techcarta.com/carta/CARTA-OPLOAD-ERCOT-PEAK_SIMULTANEOUS-2026-03-13-001/}\n}"
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