Texas ERCOT announces electric grid shortage unseasonably hot weather

Sean Donelan sean at donelan.com
Fri May 13 23:09:07 UTC 2022


This afternoon, six power generation facilities tripped offline resulting 
in the loss of approximately 2,900 MW of electricity. At this time, all 
generation resources available are operating. We’re asking Texans to 
conserve power when they can by setting their thermostats to 78-degrees or 
above and avoiding the usage of large appliances (such as dishwashers, 
washers and dryers) during peak hours between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. through 
the weekend.



This is unlikely to be the only electric shortage this year.  California 
ISO, Midcontinent ISO and Texas ERCOT project that peak demand cannot be 
met without some combination of variable generation and imports starting 
in the Summer of 2022.


NERC: high probability of insufficient resources to meet electricity 
demand as early as Summer 2022 in parts of US

Findings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s 
(NERC’s) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) indicate there is a 
high probability of insufficient resources and energy to serve electricity 
demand, as early as Summer 2022, in many parts of the Western 
Interconnection.


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