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Texas Power Demand To Hit Record High Amid Sweltering Summer Heat

Texans are cranking up their air conditions this week as high temperatures across the state are forecasted to exceed triple digits and could strain the state’s power grid. Last week, Houston-based energy firm Criterion Research warned of the incoming surge in power demand.

According to Reuters, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), Texas’ main grid operator, expects power demand to reach 75,195 megawatts (MW) on Tuesday, which would surpass August 2019 levels marking a record high.

Power bills for businesses and residents could be a “real sticker shock,” AARP Texas Associate State Director Tim Morstad told Sherman. Rising power bills are primarily due to the soaring price of natural gas. About 45% of Texas’ grid is powered by natgas.

ERCOT has said with wind and solar plants boosting power resources, it has enough 91,392 MW of capacity, though when the sun doesn’t shine and the wind doesn’t blow, the grid could experience energy shortfalls.

Texans should be prepared for grid strain and soaring electricity bills. Power grids in the westernmost states warned last month that power-generating capacity might struggle to keep up with demand amid threats of heat waves this summer, resulting in possible rolling blackouts.

High inflation and risks of power blackouts sound like many Americans this summer will be experiencing what it’s like to live in a third-world country.

https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/texas-power-demand-hit-record-high-amid-sweltering-summer-heat

Abbott could do a lot with the low hanging fruit FJB is providing.

WWDD?

What would DeSantis do?

What about AZ and other HOT, southwest/southern states?

Why is ERCOT always having these “issues”?

So many questions.....I know.