ERCOT Asks Texans to Preserve Power By the Weekend – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Value

ERCOT, Texas' energy grid operator, is placing out a call for all Texans to conserve energy over the following few days as we head right into a weekend with potentially record warmth.

In an announcement, the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas said, "unseasonably scorching weather" was driving record demand throughout Texas" and that they want everybody to conserve power between 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday after six amenities unexpectedly tripped offline Friday afternoon.

ERCOT stated six power crops dropped off the grid Friday, resulting in a lack of about 2,900 MW of era -- that's enough electrical energy to energy roughly 580,000 houses.

In accordance with ERCOT data, demand reached 65,412 MW shortly before 5 p.m. Friday. Since that time the demand has been dropping. At 5:30 p.m., ERCOT had operating reserves of roughly 3,400 MW and in a press release on Friday afternoon stated, "At the moment, all technology sources out there are operating."

NBC 5's group of weather experts has warned that greater than regular temperatures may result in a number of broken temperature records within the coming days. See the most recent forecast right here. NBC 5's Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell recommends taking warmth precautions this weekend together with scaling back outside actions in order not to overexert yourself within the warmth. Make sure to stay hydrated too. Also, maintain your pets cool and watered.