Operators of grid are requesting that residents opt to conserve energy during Thursday's high demand hours.As demand increases amid record heat persisting, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas asked residents to voluntarily reduce electricity on Thursday afternoon into the evening from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Later in the evening, around 7 p.m., the sun will start to go down, slightly decreasing the available solar power. ERCOT is projecting a slight decrease in demand at about 80,000 megawatts of the available supply. According to the National Weather Service that serves Houston and Galveston, dangerous temperatures and heat indices are expected to remain with high temperatures, mainly in the triple digits.
Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)
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