State of Texas doubles fund to expand power grid The CEO of ERCOT is predicting the state's main grid would need to provide nearly double the amount of power by 2030. Jul 3, 2024 00:50 ERCOT prepares for increase in electricity demand across Texas ...
Our everyday lives rely heavily on electricity, but have you ever wondered where that power comes from? It all starts with the power grid.
Texans don't think the power grid will hold up this summer: Poll The poll asked how likely it would be that the power grid failed this summer. 34% of Texans said it's somewhat likely. Jun 24 00:49 ERCOT prepares for increase in electricity demand across Texas ...
ERCOT is the Texas power grid, and it is almost unique among grid systems in that it has very few connections to the wider US grid, that might have allowed it to share some power from some other states that were not nearly so hard hit by the polar vortex weather event. Why? There’s...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates Texas’ power grid for more than 26 million customers – or about 90% of the state’s power load – says it still has enough reserve capacity to meet growing demand. It had ample reserve power to deal with record demand a...
account. (Bloomberg) — The Texas grid operator said that there's the potential for emergency conditions early next week because of a risk of low power reserves. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or Ercot, said it may need to call on generators that are scheduled to be down for ...
That extra demand is putting pressure on the grid to perform both now and in the future. "The combined effect of all of this is beginning to illuminate a picture that looks very different than what we have seen in prior forecast," said ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas. Explosive population growth,...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, center, displays two energy related bills he signed, Tuesday, June 8, 2021, in Austin, Texas. Abbot signed legislation into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state's power grid. (...
ERCOT also noted "significant operational improvements" over the summer and additional changes planned for the winter, including: New Public Utility Commission weatherization rules; New power plant inspections with penalties for non-compliance, enforced by the PUC; Aggressive daily grid management; and ...
DALLAS -As an Artic blast heads toward North Texas, bringing with it below freezing temperatures,ERCOT saidit's prepared to handle potential record breaking electricity demand. But for many across Texas, the cold front is blowing in flashbacks to theFebruary 2021 power grid failure...