ERCOT asking Texans again to conserve energy
This is the sixth conservation appeal in the last seven days
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AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - ERCOT has once again asked Texans to conserve power Wednesday evening between 6 and 9 p.m.
This is the sixth conservation appeal in the last seven days.
ERCOT said the call for conservation Wednesday is “due to a high level of unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted low wind generation,” according to a release. This is the same reason given for a conservation appeal issued on Tuesday.
TXANS Update—August 30, 2023: ERCOT has issued a Conservation Appeal for today, Aug. 30, from 6 – 9 p.m. CT. Similar to yesterday, operating reserves are expected to be low in the afternoon and evening due to a high level of unexpected thermal generation outages and forecasted… pic.twitter.com/59bggGTPRj
— ERCOT (@ERCOT_ISO) August 30, 2023
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