ERCOT leaders predict Texas could break its record for energy demand this summer, ... KVUE-TV Austin. ERCOT predicts record power demand, lower outage risk in Texas this summer.

ERCOT predicts record power demand, lower outage risk in Texas this summer On Tuesday, ERCOT officials forecasted peak load at 87.5 gigawatts, more than 2 gigawatts higher than the previous demand ...

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Bracing for record-high demand this summer, the Texas grid operator is setting up temporary generators at San Antonio substations as part of its plan to prevent a statewide transmission meltdown ...

ERCOT’s latest report puts the August risk of a grid emergency at 0.48% in the 9 p.m. hour in the case of extreme heat and low wind and 0.30% for resorting to rolling outages to keep the grid in ...

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Texas House OKs bill to boost power grid protection, ... ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas told a congressional committee that Texas set an all-time peak demand record of 85,508 gigawatts in the summer of ...

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AUSTIN, Texas — Officials with the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which runs most of the state’s power grid, forecasted record energy demand this summer. ERCOT officials said ...

Sara DiNatale covers energy, the Texas grid, ERCOT, CPS Energy, and labor for the San Antonio Express-News. She can be reached at (210) 446-3358, sara.dinatale@express-news.net , or @sara_dinatale .