GridMoms

02/06/2014

Please conserve electricity immediately. Link to ERCOT's Conservation Alert: http://ow.ly/tmHdy

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), system operator for the state’s bulk transmission grid, is asking consumers and businesses...

02/06/2014

Here’s Who Will Pay You to Use Less Power in Texas - http://ow.ly/tkyr9

There's a heated debate going on among state regulators and all over newspaper op-ed pages in Texas: Do we have enough power to meet the demand of...

01/24/2014

What Google's NEST acquisition could mean for utilities - http://ow.ly/sTGvv

Smart Grid - Google’s NEST acquisition took a lot of people by surprise and most of the talk has zeroed in on what it means for Google and its...

01/18/2014

Be on Alert. ERCOT EEA 1 at 9:05am. Reserves sufficient to avert rotating outages. http://ow.ly/sIihj

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas operates the electric grid and manages the deregulated market for 75 percent of the state.

01/07/2014

For more about Monday's energy emergency - http://ow.ly/skBYg

UPDATE: ERCOT now confirms that at least two large power plants went offline this morning due to problems caused by cold weather, bringing the...

01/06/2014

ERCOT: Rolling Blackout Threat Averted In Cold Snap - http://ow.ly/sjd1v

As chilly weather grips much of Texas, the state's electricial grid operator is asking consumers to reduce their energy use, though it says a brief...

01/06/2014

Energy Emergency Alert Cancelled - cold weather continues, please conserve-http://ow.ly/sjbOq

Locate press releases and media advisories.

01/06/2014

CONSERVATION TIPS

Consumers can help by turning off unnecessary lights and electrical appliances, raising thermostats 2 degrees, and ensuring pool pumps are not operating. Other conservation tips are available on the ERCOT conservation page and the Public Utility Commission’s Power to Save Texas. http://www.powertosavetexas.org/

Businesses also should minimize the use of electric lighting and electricity-consuming equipment as much as possible. Large consumers of electricity should consider shutting down or reducing non-essential production processes. http://www.powertosavetexas.org/Home/PowerPartners

Power to Save Texas is a statewide conservation initiative that seeks to educate Texans on electric conservation during peak times.

01/06/2014

ERCOT released a level 2 Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) at 07:05 am this morning as follows: ERCOT at EEA 2 - Reserves below 1750 MW. Load resources are being deployed. There may be a need to implement rotating outages. ERCOT is urging consumers and businesses to reduce electricity usage.

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01/06/2014

Reduce electric use now. Risk of power outages exists throughout Texas. Power warning in effect. http://ow.ly/siQee

Find important messages from ERCOT on Resettlement, Price Corrections, Emergency Notifications, and OCN.

12/30/2013

Thanks for tips on weatherizing for winter. http://ow.ly/s8z0H

Winter actually begins on December 21, 2013, and like most of you, I was taken off guard with the inclement weather North Texas experienced with...