The Electric Reliability Council of Texas says the state has enough electrical capacity to meet soaring demand in this heat wave.
due to high heat, slowing winds and an atypical amount of power plants using coal or natural gas being offline, the grid operator said.“Whatever we can do for voluntary conservation along the edges that will help the grid get through these times,” said Daniel Cohan, an associate professor of environmental engineering at Rice University who watches ERCOT grid conditions closely.
Cohan adds the mix and the amount of energy sources powering the electric right now is more diverse and plentiful than theTexas gained its first gigawatt of solar power just five years ago. Cohan says that solar electrical capacity on the grid is already 16 times greater today.
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