ERCOT Calls On Texans To Conserve Power Amid High Summer Demand, Forced Outages

[thackney]

ERCOT Calls On Texans To Conserve Power Amid High Summer Demand, Forced Outages
https://www.kut.org/energy-environment/2021-06-14/ercot-calls-on-texas-to-conserve-power-amid-high-summer-demand-forced-outages

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has asked people to conserve energy throughout the week as the supply of electricity on the Texas grid runs the risk of falling short of demand.

Texans should reduce their electricity use through Friday, ERCOT said.

It is the second time the state’s grid operator has made such a request since devastating blackouts gripped Texas in February.

ERCOT blamed the tight grid conditions on the fact that four times more electric generators than expected were shut down for repairs....

[thackney]

ERCOT Vows to Investigate Early Summer Power Plant Breakdowns
https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/ercot-vows-to-investigate-early-summer-power-plant-breakdowns/2657096/
 June 14, 2021

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is urging Texans to conserve power after a large number of power plants unexpectedly shut down in the summer heat.

ERCOT said Monday that the number of plants offline for maintenance issues was three to four times the usual number for this time of year.

The broken plants put Texas at risk of power outages again in extreme temperatures, just four months after dozens of power plants broke down in the winter cold triggering the worst electricity crisis in Texas history. The February outages left millions of Texans freezing, some even dying in their homes.

During a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon, ERCOT said it would investigate why so many plants were apparently unprepared to deal with the early summer heat....

[thackney]

[catfish1957]

During a conference call with reporters Monday afternoon, ERCOT said it would investigate why so many plants were apparently unprepared to deal with the early summer heat....

Same song, different verse.  Seems for years we never had any concern for reliable power, and now in a span of year it's twice now a crisis.