the usual time to prepare for peak demand is in the spring, but on May 4, ERCOT urged power generators to delay scheduled maintenance and come back online to meet demand from the abnormally hot weather. Putting off maintenance can create its own problem.
Elizabeth Conley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerWell, the usual time to prepare for peak demand is in the spring, when temperatures are typically mild, and Texans use less power to cool or heat their homes.
ERCOT, our state’s nonprofit grid manager, gets a lot of grief when things go wrong, or when grid conditions get tight. ERCOT has made some planning mistakes, but criticizing ERCOT for tight power supplies is like faulting a gas station attendant for the price of gas.ERCOT promises Texans the power grid will not crash this summer: 'The lights are going to stay on'
A lot is at stake for generators, electric customers and the grid. Generators need to know what type of money they can make before making significant investments in power plants, transmission and other infrastructure. And when they do make investments, the question then becomes who will pay for the improvements, shareholders or customers?
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