Texas Standard: How Greater Reliance On Wind And Solar Means Texas’ Power Grid Is Less Nimble During Summer
Mar 12, 2019 | News RoundupLess than a minute
March 11 — With just nine days until the official end of winter, temperatures all across Texas are certainly springlike. Highs are hovering in the 60s and 70s in many cases. But that also means summer is just a few months away, and so are high electricity bills that come along with cranking up the air conditioning. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, warns that consumers will likely demand more power than ever from the grid.
