Demand for power in Texas missed a forecast record on Tuesday, but the state's grid operator projected electric use would break records on Wednesday and Thursday as homes and business crank up their air conditioners during a lingering heatwave.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas , which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load, has said it has enough resources available to meet soaring demand.
Texas residents have worried about extreme weather since a deadly storm in February 2021 left millions without power, water and heat for days as ERCOT scrambled to prevent a grid collapse after the closure of an unusually large amount of generation. After setting 11 peak demand records last summer, ERCOT forecast usage would hit 83,399 megawatts on Wednesday and 84,333 MW on Thursday. That would break the all-time high of 80,828 MW on June 27.
One megawatt can power around 1,000 U.S. homes on a typical day, but only about 200 homes on a hot summer day in Texas. With the weather a little cooler than forecast on Tuesday, power demand missed ERCOT's 82,362-MW forecast high, topping out at just 78,804 MW.
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