Texas' electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during a scorching heat wave that has caused demand to surge.

WASHINGTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) - Texas’ electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during a scorching heat wave that has caused demand to surge.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued an appeal for conservation from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. local time (2100-0200 GMT) on its website, saying reserves could run low due to high demand and a lack of wind and solar power generation.

  • athos77@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    [ERCOT said] reserves could run low due to high demand and a lack of wind and solar power generation.

    How odd. I thought they said that wind and solar didn’t really contribute anything to the grid …

  • PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It breaks when it’s cold, it breaks when it’s hot, something something about how windmills are the cause of all these problems ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • Gorejelly@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      The windmills are stealing the wind! It’s not infinite, you know! Those windmills are going to slow the planet’s spin down, and then we’re all going to fly off it! But, I’ve heard if you love Jeebers enough he’ll pull you back down to Earth by your oversized belt buckle (but not in a gay way), so maybe it’s okay.