The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is urging Texans to conserve energy on Wednesday as triple-digit temperatures are once again in the forecast.
are once again in the forecast.
According to a news release, ERCOT is urging people and businesses to voluntarily conserve electricity between 2-9 p.m., but no system-wide outages are expected. Conditions on Wednesday are expected to be similar to those on Monday when Texans and businesses responded by voluntarily conserving electricity and helping ERCOT successfully meet record power demand by reducing their energy use by 500 MWs, the release said.
Conservation is a reliability tool ERCOT has deployed more than four dozen times since 2008 to successfully manage grid operations, the news release said. The notification is issued when projected reserves may fall below 2300 MW for 30 minutes or more.or their electric provider’s websites for more conservation tips.Some of the ways to conserve energy include turning up your thermostat a degree or two, if comfortable, or unplugging appliances not in use.Record high electric demand.
The heat wave that has settled on Texas and much of the central United States is driving increased electric use. Other grid operators are operating under similar conservative operations programs as ERCOT due to the heatwave.Wind generation is currently generating less than what is historically generated in this time period.Solar.Under currently projected scenarios, the tightest hour of energy use is estimated to be between 3-4 p.m.
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