Following calls over the summer for Texans to conserve electricity and last year’s infamous winter power outages, the Public Utility Commission on Thursday...
The new rule responds to power outages during a freeze and conservation requests during the hot summer.
Large electrical transmission lines are pictured in a new housing development in South Arlington, Wednesday, February 17, 2021. Rolling power outages have disrupted service to customers following this weeks snow storm and deep freeze. Following calls over the summer for Texans to conserve electricity and last year’s infamous winter power outages, the Public Utility Commission on Thursday announced a new rule designed to improve grid reliability.
The temperature that power plants must show they can handle depends on the region. The PUC said power plants in the region, including Dallas-Fort Worth, must be able to operate with average temperatures over 72 hours as high as 95.4 and wind chills as low as -0.5. The highest temperature requirement is 96.1, in the region including Wichita Falls. The lowest wind chill temperature is for the Panhandle region, at -17.6.
“Reliability drives every decision we make when it comes to grid operations,” commission chairman Peter Lake said. “The grid has to be ready for any weather condition, from extreme heat to extreme cold.
Dallas had 47 100-degree days this year, according to the National Weather Service. In July, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked Texans to
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