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ERCOT Expects Power Usage To Hit New Records
They're not experiencing any emergency conditions, but Tuesday called for voluntary conservation from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
June 21, 2023
NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) – Due to the extreme heat, ERCOT expects power usage to hit new records for peak demand.
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They're not experiencing any emergency conditions, but Tuesday called for voluntary conservation from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.
They say the highest risk of outages is at 9 p.m. Wind actually comes up on average at 9 p.m., but the solar goes down even more so they lose some of the total resources. A low wind day now has more variability.
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