Texas Factories Dial Back Power Usage To Balance Strained Grid
Texas Factories Dial Back Power Usage To Balance Strained Grid For the second time this week, Texas'' power grid operator took emergency action and asked customers to conserve power Wednesday afternoon to avoid rolling blackouts as a heatwave strained power supplies. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) sent customers notices three hours before 1400 local time to reduce power instead of the 18-hour notice for Monday . ERCOT blamed Wednesday''s conservation appeal on record high electric demand and the lack of wind and solar power as a relentless heatwave scorched the state. Who needs horror movies when you can just check the supply demand chart for the Texas power grid? pic.twitter.com|hWMhNVqxSd — Beth Smith, CT (@BethTranslates) July 13, 2022 Reuters reports that energy-intensive companies, such as Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., scaled back production at its San Antonio plant to conserve power. A Toyota spokesperson said the San Antonio plant might stop production before 1400 local time during the business week and reduce night shifts, effective immediately through August.
Texas Factories Dial Back Power Usage To Balance Strained Grid
Texas Factories Dial Back Power Usage To Balance Strained Grid For the second time this week, Texas'' power grid operator took emergency action and asked customers to conserve power Wednesday afternoon to avoid rolling blackouts as a heatwave strained power supplies. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) sent customers notices three hours before 1400 local time to reduce power instead of the 18-hour notice for Monday . ERCOT blamed Wednesday''s conservation appeal on record high electric demand and the lack of wind and solar power as a relentless heatwave scorched the state. Who needs horror movies when you can just check the supply demand chart for the Texas power grid? pic.twitter.com|hWMhNVqxSd — Beth Smith, CT (@BethTranslates) July 13, 2022 Reuters reports that energy-intensive companies, such as Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., scaled back production at its San Antonio plant to conserve power. A Toyota spokesperson said the San Antonio plant might stop production before 1400 local time during the business week and reduce night shifts, effective immediately through August.