Electric Reliability Council of Texas
Sunday’s Weekend Energy Use Breaks Record For Second Day In A Row
For the second day in a row, the state’s energy demand sailed past the previous record for weekend use Sunday afternoon.
ERCOT Concerned About Electric Usage As Schools Begin Year
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is a little worried about what’s going to happen on the first day of school across the state.
Texas Power Grid Reaches Deal For Backup Units
The manager of the electricity grid in Texas says four inactive natural gas units will be brought online for emergency use through October as the state battles extreme heat and drought.
Rolling Power Outage Emergency Lifted
Rolling power outages may begin in Texas homes as the state’s electrical grid is again being pushed to the brink by triple-degree heat.
Electricity Demand Reaches Another Record
Power demand in Texas hit another record level Wednesday and flirted with knocking industrial plants offline as drought-stricken cities statewide endured another afternoon of temperatures that soared past 100 degrees.
Texans Being Asked To Reduce Electricity Use Today
It’s so hot in North Texas that the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking folks to cut back on power usage this afternoon.
ERCOT Electric Grid Manager Urges Conservation
The manager of the Texas electrical grid has declared an emergency and asked Texans to cut their energy consumption.
ERCOT Held To The Fire By State Senate
Texas State Senators got the chance to give power providers an earful on this months rolling blackouts and the events that let to them in a committee meeting Tuesday morning.
ERCOT Study: Deregulation Didn’t Work
Delia Villareal of Arlington cooks three meals a day for herself and her husband, so she’s not happy to hear about a new study finding Texas residents have paid nearly $11.5 billion dollars more than they should have for electricity since deregulation in 2002.
Conservation Requested As Outage Investigation Starts
ERCOT is once again asking for you to conserve power as the weather turns cold again across most of the state.
ERCOT Defends Handling Of Power Emergency
The power emergency is over for the time being, but ERCOT officials still say conservation is the name of the game while the temperatures are still colder than normal.
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