Institute for Energy Research: Texas Endures Another Heat Wave
June 30, 2023
June 30, 2023
WASHINGTON, June 30 (TNSres) -- The Institute for Energy Research issued the following commentary:
Texas has been enduring an early heat wave that has broken temperature records and strained the state's independent power grid. The Texas power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and some utilities had called on residents to voluntarily cut back on air conditioning and appliance use. ERCOT expected power use would reach 81,191 megawatts, topping the grid' . . .
Texas has been enduring an early heat wave that has broken temperature records and strained the state's independent power grid. The Texas power grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), and some utilities had called on residents to voluntarily cut back on air conditioning and appliance use. ERCOT expected power use would reach 81,191 megawatts, topping the grid' . . .