The state of Texas has warned of a potential power emergency from April 15th to 21st, 2024.Constellation Energy Hundley Power Plant in Fort Worth, Texas. Power plants that can power more than 1.5 million homes in Texas are the most reliable form of service, according to Bloomberg News, which analyzed natural gas point data, federal power plant disclosures and statewide geospatial records. They say they are forced to rely on a single intra-state pipeline to obtain the same amount of energy. . Texas' main power transmission operator warned that a power emergency could occur next week as rising temperatures are expected to increase demand and risk running out of reserve supply. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) must cancel or postpone partial generator outages scheduled from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday to increase supply, according to a notice posted on its website Friday. It is said that there is. Texas' power grid has suffered repeated power shortages over the past year as extreme weather and surging demand for power strain aging infrastructure. Regulators are pushing ahead with incentives to keep existing fossil fuel plants open and encourage investment in new gas plants as demand tightens. High temperatures on Wednesday are expected to reach 91 degrees Fahrenheit in Dallas and 88 degrees Fahrenheit in Houston. Generators typically take advantage of low demand in the spring to repair equipment and prepare for the summer when power usage peaks.
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