Tuesday was the second hottest day of the summer so far, convincing many Texans to crank up their air conditioning. With so many people using appliances on hot days, some leaders worry the state's largest power grid will be strained.
‘"We know that there are some power plants that are getting built right but it normally is going to take eighteen months, twenty-four months, to get some of this new dispatchable generation online," said Walt Baum, CEO of Powering Texans, an group representation four major energy companies. Energy experts tell NBC 5 that the grid will be challenged the most in the short term before the new power plants are up and running. Last year ERCOT issued a record number of conservation notices.
“You know, the future of the economy is digital. There’s no question. We need to have these assets in the world in order to support our current want of life and the future economies that are going to be here," said Vegas.
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