Now is the time to get your house ready for the cold weather. Shannon Murray of FOX 4 received some guidance from the professionals.
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ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 20-23.
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The Weather Watch means there is an expected increase in demand.
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ERCOT says the grid is expected to operate as normal.
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ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 20-23.
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The Weather Watch means there is an expected increase in demand.
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ERCOT says the grid is expected to operate as normal.
DallasBecause of below-freezing temperatures and higher-than-normal demand, the state’s power system operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has issued a Weather Watch for early next week.
We know:
January 20–23 is when ERCOT’s Weather Watch is in force.
During that period, temperatures are predicted to fall below freezing in a significant portion of Texas.
Grid conditions are anticipated to be typical at that time, according to ERCOT. There is no mention of disruptions, and people are not being asked to conserve just yet.
The system should have enough capacity to meet the increased demand, according to the ERCOT website.
ERCOT’s conditions can be tracked here.
What is a Weather Watch?
A weather watch is issued by ERCOT to provide advance notification of any major weather conditions that are expected to increase demand for electricity and perhaps deplete reserves.
A Voluntary Conservation Notice and Conservation Appeal would follow a Weather Watch if circumstances warrant it.
There are three categories of energy emergencies if there is still a requirement for electricity.
Level 3 is when controlled outages start to happen.
ERCOT improvements since 2021 Winter Storm
According to Pablo Vegas, CEO of ERCOT, a variety of energy resources have helped to increase regularity and decrease shortages during the summer’s busiest times. Will the present projected expansion, however, be sufficient?
It is unlikely that any Texan who experienced the Winter Storm of 2021 will quickly forget it.
The grid broke in February 2021, depriving millions of people in the state of electricity for days. The incident was attributed by federal energy regulators to frozen equipment at natural gas facilities and power plants.
ERCOT claims that the rules it has put in place since then are meant to stop repeat failures.
Texas Supreme Court rules ERCOT can’t be sued over 2021 winter storm
The Texas Supreme Court decided that the power grid management organization, ERCOT, could not be sued over the winter storm of 2021.
According to the agency’s statement, some of those methods include weatherizing power equipment, bringing more generation online sooner if necessary, and buying extra backup power.
Over the past ten years, the state has experienced a consistent rise in demand during the winter, according to Pablo Vegas, CEO of EROCT.
Since January, the electricity grid has gained almost 10,000 megawatts of production, according to Vegas.
Vegas claimed that overall, the grid is more equipped to manage higher winter energy demands.
The Source: The FOX 4 Weather team and ERCOT provided the information for this report.
