The last time that happened was in February 2021, when a major winter storm led ... on the ERCOT grid. Census estimates show Texas’ population topped 30 million in 2022. The state’s population ...

It had previously said there was a 1-in-6 chance of outages in January if conditions matched those of Winter Storm Elliott, the December 2022 freeze. Though ERCOT asked Texans to conserve ...

The commission released a report Thursday that could be influential in the Texas power grid's redesign, but did not consider weather data from the deadly 2021 winter storm. (Stephen Spillman ...

TEXAS, USA — We may not see a repeat of the 2021 Texas winter storm, but with cold weather ... and led to hundreds of deaths. On Friday, ERCOT said this time around, the grid is ready for ...

ERCOT CEO Pablo Vegas told WFAA's Jason ... "Not only is this not Winter Storm Uri (2021), this is not Winter Storm Elliott (2022) or Winter Storm Heather (2024)," Texas Energy and Power ...

Lake said ERCOT implemented reforms in the wake of the February 2021 winter storm that killed dozens, as millions of Texans were left without power for several days. Those reforms, he said ...

The extreme scenarios considered by ERCOT this year assume gas- and coal-fired power plants can reduce planned outages by 70% compared to the 2021 winter storm with better warnings from ERCOT.

This winter, Texas could experience a cold event similar to Winter Storm ... ERCOT models showed Texas would have nearly 50% of rolling blackouts if hit with weather on par in December 2022 ...

This latest release adds to the December and January expectations for this winter. For December, ERCOT’s data shows a 14.40% chance of controlled outages for a storm similar to Dec. 2022.

The EEA 2, ERCOT’s first declared Level 2 grid emergency since Winter Storm Uri in 2021 ... By comparison, in 2022, the August peak demand was 78,465 MW. “This summer ERCOT has set 10 new ...

The Texas grid operator’s meteorologist said Tuesday the state could face a sudden winter freeze this season that would put the electric grid at significant risk of emergency conditions and ...