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Why did ERCOT ask for conservation while Texas temperatures were in the 70 s? Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 8:13 PM CDT April 14, 2021
TEMPLE, Texas Tuesday afternoon an ERCOT press release warned Texans that the grid may enter into emergency conditions due to a lack of power. Another release the next day said grid conditions would still be tight. At the same time, Texas temperatures were largely in the 70s.
After looking at a previous ERCOT presentation that included power capacity in the state, 6 News got a much clearer picture of why this happened.
A Tuesday ERCOT press release stated, Due to a combination of high generation outages typical in April and higher-than-forecasted demand from a stalled cold front over Texas, ERCOT may enter into emergency conditions this afternoon.
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