Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

(Austin, TX) As we speak, the Texas grid operator requested that Texans voluntarily scale back their power use as temperatures attain report highs throughout the state. 

“Many Texans awoke this morning feeling anxious about whether or not the ability would keep on this afternoon. This warmth is just not an aberration — local weather change means it’s changing into our day-to-day actuality,” stated EDF Texas Political Director Colin Leyden. “Wind and solar energy this week are in-line with the state’s projections and previous efficiency — and superior clear power has confirmed important in decreasing Texans’ power payments and offering a budget, clear electrical energy that households and employers desperately want.

“However clearly, extra must be carried out — particularly since conventional coal and gas-fired energy vegetation are proving to be much less dependable than marketed.

“Texas should rapidly undertake cost-efficient options that can fortify our grid and defend customers battling excessive energy payments. As a fast-growing state and the world’s power capital, we have to double down on our clear power management. We additionally have to spend money on revolutionary options corresponding to power effectivity enhancements that defend houses from excessive climate, new power technology and transmission investments, and issues like rooftop photo voltaic panels that assist individuals generate their very own electrical energy and scale back demand on the grid.”