“That doesn’t mean we’re going to have Uri,” the grid operator’s meteorologist says, “but we’re in a pattern that supports something like a Uri.”
The Texas grid operator’s meteorologist said Tuesday the state could face a sudden winter freeze this season that would put the electric grid at significant risk of emergency conditions and forced power outages. Though another Winter Storm Uri is unlikely, even a shorter span of extreme cold — like the one that hit the state around Christmas 2022 — would put grid outages at a 50% probability this January, according to a new analysis by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas .
’s risk analysis. Under typical weather conditions, the chance of outages in January during the highest-risk hour is 7%, according to the would take that step to keep the grid in balance and prevent a network collapse if demand begins to exceed supply. The duration of the outages would be limited, grid, in particular during the winter seasons,” Vegas said. CPS plans The utility also has recently expanded its fleet to include three gas-fired plants in Laredo and Corpus Christi, adding more than 1,700 megawatts of power. The plants are more reliable than some of the utility’s aging coal and gas plants that are nearing retirement. CPS isn’t just supplying power for the San Antonio area; it’s regularly selling excess power on the energy market.
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