ERCOT is not experiencing emergency conditions at this time, but forecasts are showing a high potential to enter emergency operations. Help from Texans to conserve electricity use will assist grid reliability.
are expected to be low for several hours Thursday afternoon into the evening. As a result, ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity use. This is in effect until 10pm Thursday.
ERCOT is using additional tools to manage the grid reliably, including using reserve power, calling upon reductions by large electric customers that have volunteered to lower their energy use, and bringing more generation online sooner. ERCOT is also working with out-of-state Independent System Operators and Market Participants to obtain additional power generation capacity.
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