The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued a winter weather watch Wednesday ahead of an arctic cold front blasting through the state.
ERCOT, which manages the flow of electricity to more than 26 million Texas customers, is forecasting high energy demand during the duration of the winter weather event. ERCOT said it’s taking action ahead of the winter weather to “ensure grid reliability.”
“ERCOT is using all the tools available to manage the grid effectively during this winter weather,” Interim CEO Brad Jones said in a statement. “ERCOT will deploy all the resources and aggressively implement the tools available to us to manage the grid reliably during this winter weather. We will continue coordinating closely with the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Public Utility Commission, the Railroad Commission and elected officials — as well as electric generators and transmission and distribution utilities — to keep Texans informed throughout the week.”
