Just two months after massive power outages shut down the state, the Texas Electric Reliability Council issued an alert Tuesday afternoon asking Texans to conserve electricity over concerns there might not be enough power to meet demand.
They live through brutal winters, year after year. But the lights stay on. NBC 5 investigates what Texas can learn from colder states to prevent future disasters.
Texas power generation companies will have to better prepare for extreme weather under bills Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law
Senate Bills 2 and 3 are aimed at overhauling the state’s power grid after the devastating winter storm in February and the widespread power outages that followed.
Senate Bills 2 and 3 are aimed at overhauling the state’s power grid after the devastating winter storm in February and the widespread power outages that followed.
The state’s electricity regulators said they’re taking steps to assure a skeptical public that the power won’t go out again if Texas experiences extreme weather this summer.
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The weather forecasted for much of Texas this week will likely drive energy use to new highs and test the resilience of the state’s electric grid ahead of what’s expected to be a scorching summer.
The report also said that Texas may be at risk of not having enough natural gas or coal-fired plants.
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According to the report, nine power grids were identified, including New England and every state west of Ohio, that are at risk of power outages in the coming summer months.
The report also said that Texas may be at risk of not having enough "dispatchable generation" such as natural gas- or coal-fired plants to compensate for the possible low wind conditions.
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