ERCOT requests Texans conserve electricity Monday morning during expected high demand

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Earlier ERCOT promised that there would be sufficient power for this cold snap. Now, we are under a conservation order. Greg Abbott and Texas has had a couple of years to improve the system. Greg is in the pocket of Kelcy Warren/Energy Transfer and others and so little has been done.

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https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/ercot-calls-energy-conservation-cold-front-18608430.php

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked residents to begin conserving energy Monday morning as parts of the state, including Houston, plunge into freezing temperatures in the coming days.

Citing the winter weather, high demand and unseasonably low wind, ERCOT asked Texans to conserve their electricity use between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Monday as the organization expected operating reserves to be low during those hours.

“Tomorrow’s conservation appeal does not indicate ERCOT is experiencing emergency conditions at this time,” Texas’ grid operator said in a statement Sunday. “ERCOT will remain vigilant and communicate further if conditions change.”

Before Sunday's alert, ERCOT previously said it did not anticipate mandatory conservation efforts during this week's cold snap. However, during a Saturday news conference, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said she was "quite sure" such requests were imminent.

ERCOT forecasts peak demand during the cold snap this week to occur at 8 a.m. Tuesday and hit more than 81,000 megawatts. Peak demand in January 2023 was 65,632 megawatts.

I am glad that I have a generator

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1. ERCOT CONSERVATION APPEAL #ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve electricity between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. tomorrow.

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