ERCOT Urges Continued Energy Conservation
As the scorching summer days march on, so does the fear of blackouts.
Trip Doggett, president and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said today that even though temperatures are dipping slightly from last week, demand on generators is still high.
This weekend was one of the worst ERCOT, the state's grid operator, has seen in a long time, he said.
Doggett said ERCOT had to rely on coastal wind to help keep the state running last week. Texas managed to stay out of an energy emergency alert, and he said he is expecting the same this ...
Comments (3)
Katie Plass
Hey Tripp Doggett,
What is your house set at? Why do I, the paying customer, need to take a stake in your pseudo-goverment-company's ability to deliver a product? Tell Governor Perry and all the new employers that they may want to leave Texas since there is not enough electricity to go around.
Another suggestion. Change the name, Electric Reliability Council of Texas to Electric 'Restraint' Council of Texas. Then message will match up brand a bit more.
Thanks.
Katie
I already do conserve energy. I thought everybody did.
Elmo
When Sibley and his cronies including Perry got passed Deregulation, they promised this would not happen. California did the same thing and now Texas did. Thanks David Sibley for making us a joke in Texas. You made your pockets full on the backs of Texans
BurningFeet
My Congressman, Joe Barton, told us we didn't have to conserve electricity, because it is our god given right to waste. I'm going to run all of my incandescent bulbs at 4:00 pm and show all of you how right he is. We don't want the nanny state tellin' us if we can swelter in the dark or not, right?