This week's arctic blast will be the coldest weather we have seen since the winter freeze of February 2021, but there are some key difference between what happened then and will happen now.
Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing for about 70 hours from Thursday to Sunday.
In Feb. 2021 we spent 129 consecutive hours below freezing, including more than 72 hours below 20 degrees.ERCOT says it's ready for increased demand on power grid as temperature could drop At a Public Utilities Commission of Texas meeting, an ERCOT representative said the power grid is ready to handle the load as temperatures are expected to tumble into the teens by next week.In Feb. 2021, the grid failed leaving millions in the state without power for days. Federal energy regulators blamed the failure on frozen equipment at power plants and natural gas facilities.Since then ERCOT has implemented policies that they say are aimed at preventing similar failures.
Some of those tools include weatherization of power equipment, bringing more generation online earlier if needed and purchasing more reserve power, according to the agency’s statement.Trending
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