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ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for January 6-10.
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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 6-10.
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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.
Because of the anticipated higher-than-normal demand, Texas power grid operator ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch for the most of this week.
What We Know: From January 6–10, ERCOT issued a weather watch.
During that period, temperatures are predicted to drop below freezing across a significant portion of Texas.
Grid conditions should be typical this time, according to ERCOT.There is no mention of disruptions at this time, and consumers are not being asked to conserve.
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 called for 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
Chris Coleman, the chief meteorologist at ERCOT, says there is a risk of a period of really cold temperatures, but the winter will be mild overall.
It’s unlikely that any Texan who experienced the 2021 Winter Storm 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.
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.
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The FOX 4 weather team and ERCOT provided the information for this article.
The FOX 4 weather team and ERCOT provided the information for this article.
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