Texans Again Begged Not To Use Major Appliances

The Texas Tribune reports:

For the second time this week, the state’s power grid operator is asking Texans to turn up their thermostats to 78 degrees and to avoid using large appliances as it expects record-high demand for power amid ongoing scorching temperatures. It is asking for conservation from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday.

If the grid’s conditions still don’t improve, ERCOT would then implement controlled, rotating power outages, in which Texans in some areas could lose power for up to 45 minutes at a time.

The call for conservation came because of higher-than-expected outages at coal and natural gas-fired power plants as demand continues to rise because of higher-than-normal temperatures.

Read the full article.

NEW: The state’s power grid operator is asking Texans again to conserve energy on Wednesday as it expects record-high demand for power amid ongoing scorching temperatures. The grid operator said it does not expect rolling blackouts. https://t.co/QM96JLs0Xa

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 13, 2022