ERCOT looking for ways to keep lights for the summer, future
As the warm Texas summer months loom, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is searching for ways to keep the lights on through this summer and in the future.
ERCOT, which serves 23 million people across Texas, said earlier this month that it plans to bring back 2,000 megawatts of power from idle plants to meet the growing demand in Texas.
Even with that extra generation, the state’s grid operator says there is a “significant chance” that it will have to issue multiple emergency alerts, asking consumers to conserve power during peak hours.
ERCOT doesn’t expect to issue rolling blackouts this summer. The grid operator believes the 74,000 megawatts of generation is adequate to meet the estimated demand of nearly 67,500.
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