ERCOT urges Texans to conserve power during a potential emergency

Texas power grid operator ERCOT, which came under fire in mid-February for handling the historic winter storm, pushed for energy savings on Tuesday.

“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.

This is a story in progress. All updates can be found in this article.

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