Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas also known as ERCOT is getting ready for record power consumption on Monday. The agency says it working with the Public Utility Commission of Texas to make sure the power grid had adequate resources as temperatures are expected to fall into the single digits by Monday.
“While people often associate the dog days of summer with high electricity consumption, plummeting temperatures predicted for the next few days will place significant demand on the ERCOT grid,” said Chairman DeAnn Walker. “The electric system response under stress will, as always, require significant coordination between the Commission, ERCOT, and all entities responsible for providing safe and reliable power.”
Based on the current load forecast and predictions of record low temperatures, ERCOT could set a new all-time winter peak demand record on the morning of Monday, February 15. The current winter peak demand record of 65,915 MW was set on Jan. 17, 2018 between 7 & 8am.
