Texas
ERCOT asks Texans to voluntarily conserve power as heatwave grips state
Posted on · ERCOT issued a voluntary conservation notice Tuesday morning asking for people to reduce their electricity usage from 4 – 8 p.m.
Tag: electricity grid
Energy & Environment
December’s freeze highlighted ongoing weaknesses of Texas’ power grid, even without widespread blackouts
Posted on · Peak demand for electricity during the freeze reached nearly 10 megawatts above what ERCOT forecast.
Infrastructure
Texas power grid holds amid record winter demand, but test isn’t over
Posted on · At least one person died in the freezing weather. High demand for electricity is forecast to continue into Saturday.
Houston Matters
Concerns over energy demand amid hot weekend weather (May 5, 2022)
Posted on · On Thursday's show: High weekend temperatures straining the electricity grid, the First Lady of Iceland on equality for women, and the costs and challenges of hydrogen as an alternative energy.