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The agency said the call is due to low wind and potential low solar generation and high demand. They said operating reserves for ERCOT are expected to be low in the afternoon and evening.
The agency that manages Texas’ electric grid and energy production is asking for reduced use from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
For a fourth day in a row, ERCOT is asking Texas residents and businesses to conserve electricity use. The conservation appeal has been issued from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Texas' electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during a scorching heat wave that has caused demand to surge. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued an appeal for conservation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time (2100-0200 GMT) on its website, saying reserves could run low due to high demand and a lack of wind and solar power generation. "We request Texas businesses and residents conserve electricity use, if safe to do so," ERCOT said in a statement posted on X, formerly known as...
Expected low wind-power generation, potential low solar generation -- ERCOT asks for conservation between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m. CT