ERCOT expecting tight grid conditions, requesting conservation
ERCOT issued an energy emergency alert Level 2 on Wednesday night for the first time since the freeze in February of 2021.
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ERCOT issued an energy emergency alert Level 2 on Wednesday night for the first time since the freeze in February of 2021.
ERCOT paid Riot, a Bitcoin miner, more than $31 million to cut its energy use during peak demand in August's extreme heat wave.
This summer’s record-breaking demands on the Texas power grid suggest that the system isn’t designed for what could be the new reality of intense, prolonged heatwaves, an expert says.
The request by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas comes after low power reserves prompted the grid operator to issue a level 2 energy emergency alert...
What has been days of record-breaking heat this week for large swaths of America is finally showing at least some signs of abating, especially in the North and Northeast, but for others, the September scorcher lives on.