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    • May 9
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Power to the People. Energy, Electricity, Gas Index




Summary: Willow Park Civics blogs, webpages, and other articles about the energy that powers our tactical lives in Willow Park. Find problems, causes, proposed solutions, and results. 

Latest Update: 06 May, 2024

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Power to the People. Energy, Electricity, Gas Index



The new report estimates 40,000 MW more load online by 2030 than last year's projection. The load growth is driven by population and economic growth, particularly in the form of crypto mining and data centers. The ERCOT grid is in the midst of a struggle between rising electricity demand and the stagnation of its dispatchable generation.


During last month's storm, Gov. Abbott bragged the ERCOT power grid performed flawlessly. However, a less political reality proved a bit less enthusiastic. Weather conditions were not as bad for as long as forecast. And ERCOT twice asked customers to conserve energy or else.


• This week's weather and the electrical grid < Willow Park Civics Blog, 31 January 2023

This current weather is reminding Willow Park neighbors of the 13 - 17 February 2021 Storm URI. Discover resources for weather alerts and updates and read articles about the current state of our electrical grid. For the last year ERCOT, who manages the independent Texas electrical grid that covers 90% of Texas, has assured Texas grid users that ERCOT has made the changes necessary to avoid a disaster like the February 2021 grid failure that killed hundreds and left millions without electricity and water for days. We'll see...



2023

Publicly, ERCOT is "expecting" to be able to meet electricity needs this Winter. However, as ERCOT hopes for the best, we should plan for the worst. A failed Fall attempt for more reliable energy online, and predictions for a colder January and February should send Willow Park residents into preparation mode.


• Electricity Warning / 16 July to 18 July 2023 / ERCOT TXANS Alert < Willow Park Civics Blog, 16 July 2023

ERCOT TXANS has issued an official Weather Watch from Sunday, 16 July to Tuesday, 18 July 2023. • No action is required, • but be sure to monitor grid conditions and TXAN alerts. • Keep in mind a TXAN Weather Watch can quickly upgrade to "Voluntary Conservation Notice" and then "Energy Emergency Alert." In addition, TXANS Electricity Warnings are often extended, based on weather predictions.


• Electricity, Energy, ERCOT < Willow Park Civics Blog, 06 July 2023

Although our elected Texas representatives and their Texas governmental ERCOT and PUC have been politicking since the deadly failure of the Texas electrical system in February 2021, Texans still have electrical supply that barely meets demand -- and the summer heat has just started. Find the latest research, news, and warning sources in this Index of blogs and articles on about Electricity, Energy, and ERCOT. And start planning for a long hot summer.


• Electricity Warning #2 in two weeks, 25 June to 30 June 2023, < Willow Park Civics Blog, 24 June 2023

Here we go again. ERCOT has declared its second Electricity Weather Warning from Sunday, 25 June to Friday, 30 June 2023. Their second warning in two weeks. Seems our Texas elected officials and their governing agencies have not figured out two important postulates of Texas: The business and residential populations of Texas are growing and it get's hot in Texas.


No sooner had we posted the ERCOT Weather Watch, than ERCOT upgraded the alert to Voluntary Conservation Notice, which is second of three electrical grid emergency levels. This Voluntary Conservation Notice requires consumers to conserve electrical energy. / Summer has just started, and ERCOT has issued it first Electric Weather Watch! ERCOT has issued its first-ever Weather Watch to alert Texans about the high electrical demand expected when temperatures climb toward triple digits. The Weather Watch will be in effect from 15 June to 21 June. Time to start building good summer electricity habits.


• Electricity and ERCOT, Summer Overload < Willow Park Civics Blog, 12 May 2023

"Blackouts are likely this summer in the United States." In Texas, “in this new reality, our risk goes up as the sun goes down. Data shows for the first time that peak demand this summer will exceed the amount we can generate from on-demand dispatchable power." "The credits would increase electricity customer bills an estimated 2% and direct the funds to companies that operate on-demand power sources, with a goal of incentivizing them to build more power plants or keep existing plants in service longer." / A collection of current information and articles concerning electricity and Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT


2022


• Texas Power Grid Still Vulnerable < Willow Park Civics Blog, 09 November 2022

A new study shows that Texas may be unprepared for another winter storm.With winter on the horizon, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) released a report calling into question the ability of Texas’ power grid to withstand extreme weather conditions... Although the assessment found that Texas’ grid is prepared for average winter temperatures, FERC said the state’s power supply is still vulnerable to extreme winter weather conditions."


• Texas Power Grid Passes Summer Tests < Willow Park Civics Blog, 05 October 2022

Despite setting electricity demand records nearly a dozen times since April, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power grid lived up to its name. The state's largest power grid provided more than enough power to Texans during the summer heat.


• TX Power Grid Reports Forecast Fall Expectations < Willow Park Civics Blog, 08 September 2022

Texas officials expect a much lighter load for the state’s largest power grid in the coming months, and are planning to use the fall for generator maintenance postponed during the summer heatwave.




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