ERCOT conservation appeal: Texans asked to conserve energy Tuesday morning
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is again asking Texans to conserve electricity amid an arctic blast bringing frigid temperatures to a large portion of the state.
ERCOT issued a Conservation Appeal between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m. Tuesday, when ERCOT is forecasting higher demand as people return to work and school after the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.
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Texans are asked to reduce their electricity use during that time if it is safe to do so.
ERCOT says they are requesting conservation due to cold temperatures and increased demand, the unavailability of solar generation during the early morning hours and wind generation that is forecasted to be lower than seasonally expected in the early morning hours.
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Texans were also asked to conserve electricity on Monday morning, and ERCOT says they were able to avoid emergency operations due to those conservation efforts and other grid reliability tools.
ERCOT expects similar conditions on Wednesday, as below freezing temperatures continue.
"ERCOT will remain vigilant and communicate further if conditions change because of continued freezing temperatures and very high demand in the morning hours," ERCOT said in a news release.
Any outages at the moment are due to local issues and are not related to the overall grid reliability, ERCOT says. They suggest contacting your electricity provider.
ERCOT says they are using other tools to manage grid reliability.