So. ERCOT begs you to conserve energy — and as a good Texan not wanting to contribute to the catastrophic collapse of the power grid during a triple-digit heat wave, you comply.
But if you’re among the folks conserving energy when it’s sunny and hot, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re waiting until you get home to run the dishwasher and dry a load of laundry, you’re doing it wrong. If you’re sweatin’ to the oldies all day and then cranking the AC as soon as the sun goes down, you’re doing it wrong.
It’s not your fault, though, because Texas officials do a really bad job of explaining that the time when the grid is most strained on super- hot days, and most in need of your conservation efforts, is at dusk when the sun is setting — not high noon.
