Comment by 404mm
2 years ago
“Fun fact”, Texas grid came really close to (another) controlled shutdowns last night. We had about 1,200MW in operating reserves. https://www.ercot.com/news/release/2023-09-06-ercot-has-init...
Same is expected for tonight.
Related thread & discussion from earlier today:
Texas just got closer to blackouts than it has since 2021. What happened?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37419220
Thanks. Based on Supply and Demand forecast, we’re going to be looking at as low as 600MW operating reserves between 7:45-8-15. That may trigger Level 3
Might happen tonight. Forecasts aren't looking good - https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards