The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has issued a Weather Watch for Wednesday due to anticipated high temperatures, high levels of expected maintenance outage and the potential for low reserves.
FILE PHOTO: Transmission towers near the CenterPoint Energy facility on December 22, 2022 in Houston, Texas . Gov. Greg Abbott and state officials have begun warning residents to prepare for subfreezing temperatures as a cold front looms over the state of Texas . ERCOT and the Public Utility Council have assured residents that the power grid will remain stable amidst freezing conditions.
Peak demand for May 2023 was 68,159 megawatts, with the current all-time peak demand record of 85,508 MW set on Aug. 10, 2023, according to ERCOT.Ivan Herrera has worked as a journalist in San Antonio since 2016. His work for KSAT 12 and KSAT.com includes covering breaking news of the day, as well as producing Q&As and content for the "South Texas Pride" and "KSAT Money" series.
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