{"id":2008258,"date":"2023-08-22T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-braces-itself-for-another-day-of-record-demand\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T15:15:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T19:15:53","slug":"ercot-braces-itself-for-another-day-of-record-demand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-braces-itself-for-another-day-of-record-demand\/","title":{"rendered":"ERCOT prepares for another day of unprecedented demand."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fercot-braces-itself-for-another-day-of-record-demand%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008258&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Record-Breaking Power Demand Expected in Texas as Heatwave Continues<\/h2>\n<p>Texas&#8217;s grid\u200b operator, the\u200d Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT),\u2063 has issued an update stating that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-blames-climate-change-for-viral-video-of-woman-swimming-in-nyc-subway-sewage\/\" title=\"AOC Blames \u2018Climate Change\u2019 For Viral Video Of Woman Swimming In NYC Subway Sewage\">power demand<\/a> is set\u2063 to exceed forecasts for the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/canadas-ontario-finds-two-cases-of-virus-variant-first-seen-in-uk\/\" title=\"Canada\u2019s Ontario finds two cases of virus variant first seen in UK\">consecutive day<\/a>. With temperatures soaring above 100\u2062 degrees in \u2062many\u2064 parts of the state, ERCOT projects a\u200c demand of 86,120\u2063 megawatts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This news comes as ERCOT has already\u2062 shattered demand\u2063 forecasts \u200bfor\u200b ten consecutive times, \u200craising concerns about the \u200bgrid&#8217;s reliability. The memory of Winter Storm Uri, which claimed the lives of 246 Texans and\u200c left millions without power in 2021, still lingers.\u200b However, ERCOT assures that it has sufficient supplies to meet the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-shortages-threaten-bidens-infrastructure-plan\/\" title=\"US Shortages Threaten Biden's Infrastructure Plan\">expected demand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Just two days ago, \u200dERCOT urged consumers to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-asking-texas-residents-to-conserve-power-amid-threat-of-more-power-outages-in-state\/\" title=\"ERCOT asking Texas residents to conserve power amid threat of more power outages in state\">conserve power<\/a> over the weekend and limit the use of large appliances between 7 and 10 p.m. to prevent \u200coutages and capacity issues. This record-high projection follows three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ercot-braces-itself-for-another-day-of-record-demand\/\" title=\"ERCOT prepares for another day of unprecedented demand.\">previous energy conservation requests made<\/a> by ERCOT this summer.<\/p>\n<h3>Can the\u2063 Debates Help Winnow the GOP Field?<\/h3>\n<p>As Texas battles extreme heat and strains on its\u200c power grid, \u2064the state faces yet another challenge. The upcoming Republican \u2063debate aims\u2063 to narrow down the GOP field. Will these debates provide clarity and \u2064help identify the strongest\u2064 candidates?<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed with the latest updates on Texas&#8217;s power situation and political developments.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington \u200dExaminer.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas&#8217;s grid operator, ERCOT, predicts power demand will exceed forecasts for a second consecutive day as scorching temperatures persist. With many areas experiencing temperatures above 100 degrees, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas expects challenges in maintaining a stable power supply.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008259,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008259"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}