AUSTIN (WBAP/KLIF) – ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from September 6-8 due to forecasted higher temperatures, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves. A Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves.
The agency says grid conditions are expected to be normal during the Weather Watch and that they will continue to monitor conditions closely and deploy all available tools to manage the grid.
ERCOT set a new September peak demand record of 78,459 MW on Monday, September 4, surpassing the previous September peak of 72,370 MW set on September 1, 2021. The current all-time peak demand record of 85,435 MW was set on August 10. This summer, ERCOT set 10 new all-time peak demand records. Last year, ERCOT set 11 new peak demand records, surpassing 80 GWs for the first time ever.
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