ERCOT CALLS FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION THURSDAY

  

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking residents, businesses and government agencies to voluntarily reduce their energy consumption.

ERCOT has issued a conservation appeal from 3 to 10 p.m. today (Thursday), saying high demand and low wind-power generation will likely lead to low operating reserves this afternoon into the evening.  

ERCOT said while it is not currently experiencing emergency conditions, forecasts are showing a “high potential” to enter emergency operations this evening.  As of 2 p.m. today, ERCOT’s supply and demand dashboard shows demand will exceed supply around 8 p.m.

According to the Public Utility Commission of Texas, ERCOT is working with out-of-state independent system operators and market participants to secure additional power generation capacity.

Grid conditions can be seen at www.ercot.com.