After calls for energy conservation, Texas grid officials vow the lights will 'stay on'

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Friday's out-of the blue call for energy conservation showed the system is working exactly as intended, grid operators suggested. | MoseBuchele

ERCOT's latest seasonal assessment concludes Texas should be able to get through the hottest months without rolling blackouts under all but the most extreme scenarios.showed the system is working exactly as intended, grid operators suggested Tuesday.

During a press conference Tuesday, the heads of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and the state’s Public Utility Commission dismissed concerns that more power plants could suddenly break down. They said the power grid was ready for record-breaking energy demand this summer.The lights are going to stay on this summer, and thank you for playing your part in ensuring grid reliability,” Peter Lake, the chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, said.

But some independent analysts say the assessment downplays the likelihood of those scenarios and the possibility of multiple failures cropping up on the system simultaneously.

 

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MoseBuchele At a news conference today, they hinted conservation requests could remain a fact of life in the state.

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