“Due to a combination of high generation disruptions typical in April and higher than expected demand caused by a frozen cold front over TX, ERCOT could find itself in emergency situations,” the grid operator tweeted at 4:39 PM.
Although it made the warning and maintenance request, ERCOT stated that it does not expect customer outages.
“Declaring an emergency would give us access to additional resources,” explains ERCOT.
In terms of savings, it urged consumers and businesses to reduce their electricity consumption this afternoon and until tonight.
Warning: Due to a combination of high generation outages typical in April and higher than predicted demand caused by a frozen cold front above TX, ERCOT can find itself in emergency situations. We do not expect any downtime from customers. Declaring an emergency would give us access to additional resources.
– ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) April 13, 2021
ERCOT is currently asking for energy savings. Consumers and businesses are urged to reduce their electricity consumption this afternoon and evening.
– ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) April 13, 2021
This is a story in progress. All updates can be found in this article.
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