After last Friday’s temperatures broke a second record in July for power usage the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is appealing to Texans to conserve power today from 2-8pm, as by 2pm demand is expected to exceed supply.
, despite Gov. Abbott’s continued assurances that the power will stay on. According to an ERCOT press release, there are no system-wide outages expected, and “conservation is a reliability tool ERCOT has deployed more than four dozen times since 2008 to successfully manage grid operations,” though the recent memory of the colossal failure of grid operations during Winter Storm Uri calls this tool’s reliability into question.
There are two factors driving this strain on the grid: extreme heat leading to record high electric demand, and extremely low wind generation – less than 10% of its capacity. The city of Austin has issued anlasting until tomorrow, July 12, at 7pm, as the predicted high today is 108 degrees and tomorrow’s is 105. Total forecasted demand at the tightest time, 2-3pm, is 79,671 MW, with 81% of solar, 85% dispatchable , and only 8% of wind power’s installed capacity projected to be available.
ERCOT is urging customers to set their thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, turn off and unplug nonessential lights and appliances, and consult the
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