ERCOT has issued its first ever weather watch due to forecasted higher temperatures and higher electrical demand. The watch will continue through June 21.
Still, energy demand is expected to reach new records, so ERCOT issued a weather watch under new guidelines for advising the public of weather events.
This is the first time ERCOT has ever issued a so-called "weather watch." It is due to forecasted higher temperatures and higher electrical demand. The "weather watch" is a new communications strategy from the state-regulated nonprofit related to concerns over the resiliency of Texas’ power grid. The grid could break the all-time demand record Thursday, and likely will surpass the record on Friday.
"It's not even summer yet, and it's already really hot. And I think that's a reminder to us that we need to prepare for a hotter future," Webber said. "One of the bits of good news for us is the natural gas system is really reliable in the summer. It doesn't freeze off like it does in the winter," Webber said.
Webber said a lot of solar farms and wind generation have come online over the past year. He said this adds additional energy generation capacity to the grid. "ERCOT continues to monitor conditions closely and will deploy all available tools to manage the grid and will continue our reliability-first approach to operations, always prioritizing grid reliability."
For now, consumers are not being asked to take any precautions. ERCOT said there is currently enough capacity to meet forecasted demand. "We need to prepare for a hotter future and have climate change in mind as we design the grid and our energy systems," Webber said.
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