EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond 1 of 2 | Snow and ice grips a neighborhood in East Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Day six of the statewide freeze and still millions of Texans are without power. (Bronte Wittpenn /Austin American-Statesman via AP) 2 of 2...
Our everyday lives rely heavily on electricity, but have you ever wondered where that power comes from? It all starts with the power grid.
In Texas, electrical demand (green) has had to be cut due to critically constrained supplies (red). Credit: ERCOT Note that the projected demand for later in the day is far, far higher than the expected supply, indicating that Texas is in for a very difficult evening. By around noon...
ERCOT Says Texas Grids Are Up And Running & Electrical Systems Are Back To Normal ERCOT -- Texas' electric grid operator -- say the system has returned to normal for the first time since a winter storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers. ...
Energygridexperts Kyri Baker, assistant professor in Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering, and Bri-Mathias Hodge, associate professor in Electrical, Computer & Energy Engineering—both Fellows of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Institute (RASEI)—answered some questions for CU Boulder To...
As temperatures plummeted below freezing for 10 straight days and snow and ice blanketed Texas, all eyes turned to the state's power grid to understand how 4.5 million Texan customers could lose electricity at once.
Due to a peculiarity in the state's electrical system, all the power that Texas needs must be generated in the state, The conventional options for new generation are limited. New nuclear plants are being planned, but it will be years before they cont...
TheEnergy Reliability Council of Texas(ERCOT) predicts that the grid will have sufficient capacity to meet demand this winter. With cold temperatures increasing energy demand, early spring may be a good time to find a more affordable electricity plan using the Choose Energy marketplace. We can he...
ERCOT's electrical grid is unique for its lack of interconnections to other electric grids. That avoided FERC oversight but also limits the state's ability to export power when there is too much generation or boost imports when supply is tight. ERCOT also lacks a capacity market that would pa...
Electricity customers across Texas are turning to solar energy as an affordable alternative to the state’s traditional electricity grid. Thousands of residents across major Texas cities likeHouston,San Antonio, Austin, andDallashave already gone solar. Aside from increasing your energy independence, swi...