ERCOT has issued a Voluntary Conservation Notice for today, June 20, from 4 - 8 p.m. due to extreme heat and forecasted record demand. ERCOT is asking Texans to voluntarily reduce electric use, if safely able to do so. ERCOT is not in emergency operations.
If you are experiencing an outage, it is local in nature and not related to overall grid reliability. Please report all outages by calling 1-800-NEC-WATT.
Why the Need to Reduce Usage?
- Extreme Heat. Much of Texas is seeing very high temperatures for an extended period.
- Record Demand. Texas is seeing record demand due to the heat.
- Thermal Outages. Forced thermal generation power plant outages are higher than normal.
- Solar. Solar generation declines into the evening hours, before completely going offline at sunset.
- Wind. Low wind generation compared to historic performance during summer peak.
Stay Updated
- Sign up for TXANS notifications on the ERCOT mailing list
- Monitor current and extended conditions at ERCOT.com
- Follow ERCOT on Twitter (@ERCOT_ISO) and Facebook (Electric Reliability Council of Texas)
- Subscribe to ERCOT EmergencyAlerts,which are not sent through TXANS, and are only sent under emergency conditions.
We thank you for your attention to this call for voluntary conservation as we all endure this Texas summer heat. Stay safe!