Texas experienced record-breaking power demand due to extreme cold, with a January peak of 70.9 gigawatts and an anticipated all-time winter record of 74 gigawatts, excluding the Uri storm period. ERCOT forecasted demand to exceed supply by more than 5,500 megawatts on Tuesday, prompting conservation alerts through 10 AM and appeals for early hours of Monday and Tuesday. Despite the tight supply, with Tuesday's 8 AM demand/supply line being too close for comfort, ERCOT maintained a healthy surplus during peak demand periods. Texas Governor Greg Abbott praised the performance of the ERCOT power grid, which did not fail and resulted in no power loss for Texans, attributing this to reforms that increased power generation and winterized the grid.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking consumers to take special steps to conserve electricity between 6-10 a.m. Wednesday, as the power supplier will be working to meet record power demand amid zero-degree temperatures. https://t.co/C92nryAKld
Texas set 3 all-time records for power demand & supply this winter storm. The ERCOT power grid performed flawlessly, never failing. No Texan lost power b/c of the grid. This is b/c of reforms that added more power generation, winterized the grid & gave more tools to ERCOT. https://t.co/aoIBbNWD7l
Extreme cold will tax the Texas power grid again Tuesday as residents return to work and school following a holiday weekend, boosting electricity consumption. https://t.co/4Ypy6pk6Rl
Texas highest load on the ERCOT grid will be this morning around 7:30AM as residents wake up and offices prepare for returning workers We got this!!
We made it thru the Monday morning power Squeeze- now @ERCOT_ISO is warning Tuesday morning could be another nail biter- 8am Demand/Supply line too close for comfort but the days ahead look much better @fox7austin https://t.co/9Pohq6n2t1
Conservation Alert continues through 10 AM, but it looks like we'll be in good shape on the power grid along the way. Power demand is climbing, but there's currently a healthy surplus expected through the peak of the demand this morning #atxwx #txwx https://t.co/NlTOhe4hOo
Tuesday ERCOT is forecasting demand for energy to be greater than supply by >5,500 megawatts. A factor driving today’s energy conservation appeal 6-10 AM/ET. REMINDER: -set home thermostats lower -layer clothing -unplug appliances -LIMIT energy use @weatherchannel is live. https://t.co/W6YbgDNFrn
Texans have set an all-time Jan. record w/ 70.9 gigawatts today; tomorrow will likely set the all-time winter record (74GW), except for Uri. ERCOT/PUC called for conservation tomorrow. Key times will be 7-9am Monday and Tuesday. (Note these forecasts bounce around a lot.) 1/🧵 https://t.co/Bl0ctYtrBi