ERCOT issues conservation appeal for Wednesday, conserve energy from 6 to 9 p.m.
For the second day in a row, ERCOT is asking Texas residents and businesses to conserve electricity use, this time from 6 to 9 p.m.
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For the second day in a row, ERCOT is asking Texas residents and businesses to conserve electricity use, this time from 6 to 9 p.m.
Texans are being asked to conserve energy Wednesday evening as tight grid conditions are expected to continue, according to ERCOT.
Due to a high level of unexpected electricity outages and forecasted low wind generation, operating reserves for ERCOT are expected to be low in the afternoon and evening, a news release said.
The agency that manages Texas’ electric grid is expecting thermal energy outages and low wind energy production.
ERCOT is asking Texans to reduce their electricity use, if safe to do so, on Tuesday evening from 5-9 p.m.