Texas Grid Operator Issues Winter Weather Watch Ahead of ‘Polar Vortex’

Published on January 11, 2024

A group that manages a large percentage of Texas’s power supply issued an alert ahead of a forecasted cold front this weekend that is expected to send temperatures plunging. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, known as ERCOT, sent a warning for Jan. 15 to Jan. 17, saying that “extreme cold weather” and elevated “electrical demand” could lower reserves across Texas. ERCOT manages about 90 percent of Texas’ power grid. “ERCOT continues to closely monitor the winter weather moving in over the weekend and will deploy all available tools to reliably manage the grid,” ERCOT said on Thursday in a separate post. “We will post daily updates to our social media channels during the ERCOT Weather Watch beginning Monday, January 15. At this time, grid conditions are expected to be normal, and there is not a current expectation of an energy emergency.”...

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