ERCOT is urging Texans to conserve power from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. tonight if safe to do so.
· Avoid using large appliances, such as washers/dryers and dishwashers.· Set pool pumps to run early morning or overnight; shut off during peak hours.
FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku and Google Android TV! If conditions worsen, ERCOT said may issue a directive to curtail power delivered to customers, which requires transmission and distribution utilities like CenterPoint Energy to implement controlled outages due to power generation shortfall. Controlled outages are planned emergency measures designed to avoid potentially longer and more widespread power outages for customers.
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