Gov. Greg Abbott and state utility leaders said the power grid is reliable enough to withstand the hard freeze that’s expected to hit Texas on Thursday afternoon.
– Gov. Greg Abbott and state utility leaders said the power grid is reliable enough to withstand the hardAbbott spoke at a news conference on Wednesday morning at the State Operations Center in Austin alongside Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd, Public Utility Commission Chairman Peter Lake, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas CEO Pablo Vegas.
Some localized power outages may be caused by high winds knocking down trees and lines, he said, but that does not mean that “ERCOT or the state does not have sufficient generation.”, this will be the first killing freeze of the season in San Antonio. While it is not expected to be as severe as the winter storm of February 2021, temperatures will dip into the teens and 20s around San Antonio by Friday morning. Wintry precipitation is not expected.ERCOT expects Friday morning will see the most demand, with a forecasted load of 70,000 megawatts. He said they are forecasting an available supply of 85,000 megawatts.
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