Texans react to ERCOT's weather watch amid freeze

ERCOT Issues Power Grid Update Ahead of Texas Freeze
The state's main electricity operator is confident of avoiding a repeat of the blackouts that hit in 2021 following severe weather.
ERCOT Weather Watch: Here's when Texas power grid energy use is expected to peak
Pablo Vegas, the CEO of Texas grid operator ERCOT, said supply will be lowest compared to demand around 8 a.m. Thursday. However, about 10,000 megawatts of operating reserves will help keep the lights and heat on, even as demand spikes, according to the ERCOT grid and market conditions .
'Citizens of Texas shouldn't have PTSD': Texans react to ERCOT's weather watch amid freeze
ERCOT expects the grid to operate normally, with no request for conservation. The weather watch will be in place for three days from Feb. 19-21.
ERCOT Weather Watch as extreme cold, freeze warnings hit South Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a weather watch from February 19-21 as officials monitor grid conditions amid the extreme cold weather.
ERCOT issues Weather Watch ahead of extreme Arctic front arriving Tuesday
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency managing the state's power grid, issued a Weather Watch on Monday due to an Arctic front arriving on Tuesday.
ERCOT issues weather watch for possible freeze | CW39 Houston
As freezing temperatures threaten Texas later this week, Gov. Greg Abbott is warning Texans to prepare for what could be the coldest weather event of the year.
‘There is no expectation of an energy emergency,’ ERCOT says before bitterly cold Texas temps
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said Monday that power grid conditions are expected to be normal during an upcoming period of bitterly cold weather coming to Dallas-Fort Worth and other parts of the state.
ERCOT anticipates 'significant increase' in upcoming demand forecast
The San Antonio Express-News reported in August that while energy experts agree ERCOT is facing an unprecedented amount of ...
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Texas power grid has remained stable amid arctic blast, ERCOT says
An arctic blast has enveloped Texas, plunging temperatures well below freezing in many regions of the state. Despite the ...
Texas' power grid could fall short of demand by 2026, ERCOT says
Texas' main grid operator has projected that the state's growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply ...
Texas grid to face Thursday test, ERCOT forecasts winter demand record
The ongoing freeze will be the biggest test the grid has faced so far this winter as forecasted demand nears 84,000 megawatts ...
ERCOT issues weather alert ahead of winter weather
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a weather watch, which begins Feb. 19 and ends Feb. 21, due to ...
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Governor Abbott Confident Texas Power Grid Will Withstand Impending Freeze as ERCOT Prepares for Weather Challenges
Governor Abbott assures the Texas power grid can withstand the upcoming freeze, amid preparations for diverse weather ...
ERCOT alerts Texans to upcoming cold weather impact on power usage
With a significant drop in temperatures expected statewide, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a Weather Watch for later this week. The advisory will be in place from Wednesday ...
Check the Texas power grid | As freezing temps grip Texas, we're keeping tabs on supply and demand
Anytime the Texas power grid is the subject of a conservation advisory, or when the weather turns extreme in the Lone Star ...