Staff Report
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking residents to conserve electricity through June 18 as grid conditions tighten. There has been a number of forced generation outages along with potential record electric use for the month of June.
The peak load forecast for June 14 may exceed 73,000 megawatts (MW) across Texas.The peak demand record for June is 69,123 MW set on June 27, 2018 between 4 and 5 p.m. It takes one MW to power about 200 homes on a summer day, according to ERCOT.
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