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CPS Energy said it would return to its Yellow Alert after ERCOT’s Energy Emergency Alert Level 2 has been discontinued. ERCOT said Wednesday night that it would move to Energy Emergency Alert Level 1.
ERCOT moved into emergency operations for the first time this summer, but says conditions have returned to normal.
Wednesday evening, ERCOT entered the second level of emergency operations and issued an Energy Emergency Alert 2 (EEA 2) to maintain the reliability of the grid...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages the state’s main power grid, has a dashboard that allows residents to track current conditions and usage. The timestamp of each dashboard indicates when the information was last updated, according to ERCOT’s website.
ERCOT and local energy companies have been alerting Texans to reduce their energy use during peak hours, but other than asking politely, there’s not much they can do to force people to comply.