The call for conservation came because of higher-than-expected outages at coal and natural gas-fired power plants, as well as low winds, as demand continues to rise because of higher-than-normal temperatures. Story by TexasTribune.
, the state’s power grid operator is asking Texans to turn up their thermostats to 78 degrees and to avoid using large appliances as it expects record-high demand for power amid ongoing scorching temperatures. It is asking for conservation from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.
The call for conservation came because of higher-than-expected outages at coal and natural gas-fired power plants, as well as low winds, as demand continues to rise because of higher-than-normal temperatures. Solar power, which has performed well this summer, was also struggling Wednesdayto produce as much electricity as expected, ERCOT said, because of some dark clouds over solar farms in West Texas.Sign up to receive The Daily Reach every morning.Whoops! There was an error and we couldn't process your subscription. Please reload the page and try again.
Power grids must keep supply and demand in balance at all times. When Texas’ grid falls below its safety margin of excess supply, the grid operator starts taking additional precautions to avoid blackouts.
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