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  • Electricity and ERCOT, Summer Overload

    commissions that affect our electricity. ) electricity market and potential paths of reform. state’s electric load. • Public Utility Commission of Texas > Review Of Wholesale Electric Market Design of the state’s electric grid at a reasonable cost to rate payers. low through a competitive retail electric market.

  • Comanche Peak nuclear power plant, 50 miles south of Willow Park, virtual public meeting 21 December

    Latest Update: 19 December, 2023 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity Comanche Peak nuclear current licenses for two nuclear units, which have the capacity to power 1.2 million homes under normal electricity — a process known as “fission” — creating heat to produce steam that turns a turbine and generates electricity highest-performing nuclear power plants in the country and is a large, dispatchable source of carbon-free electricity

  • Texas faces 16% chance of grid emergency during evenings in August, ERCOT says. But some worry ERCOT is "undershooting."

    Latest Update: posted 12 June 2024 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity Texas faces 16% emergency grid conditions after sundown will top 16% in August, according to a new report from the Electric The North American Electric Reliability Corp. summer assessment forecasts an 18% risk of emergency conditions emergency grid conditions after sundown will top 16% in August, according to a new report from the Electric The North American Electric Reliability Corp. summer assessment forecasts an 18% risk of emergency conditions

  • ONCOR's plans for keeping our electricity on during the Texas wild-west weather. Spring 2024 Weather Outlook

    Their weather forecast guides their plans for keeping our electricity on during the Texas wild-west weather Latest Update: posted 01 April, 2024 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity ONCOR's plans for keeping our electricity on during the Texas wild-west weather. Their weather forecast guides their plans for keeping our electricity on during the Texas wild-west weather

  • Be prepared for the cold shoulder from our Texas Energy Provider, ERCOT. Their Plan: Hope.

    Summary: Publicly, ERCOT is "expecting" to be able to meet electricity needs this Winter. Latest Update: Monday 18 December, 2023 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity Be prepared Publicly, ERCOT is "expecting" to be able to meet electricity needs this Winter. power online, The Texas Tribune, 01 December 2023 Industry experts continue to argue over whether the electricity

  • A chilling plan. ERCOT has long term plans to connect to the federally controlled electric grid.

    Others Texans think this is great way to lose control of our independent electric grid to the federally controlled electric grid throughout the rest of the US. ERCOT has long term plans to connect to the federally controlled electric grid. And to support this independent electric rid, Texas established ERCOT, The Electric Reliability Council It’s been described as an electrical island.

  • Texas set three records for power demand and supply, during last month's winter storm.

    Latest Update: Monday, 05 February, 2024 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity Texas set Weather Watch from January 15-17 due to forecasted extreme cold weather across the ERCOT region, higher electrical An ERCOT Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical announces a second energy conservation appeal for Tuesday morning. • ERCOT asks Texans to conserve electricity Such high potential demand raised alarms for some about whether the state electrical grid could accommodate

  • Data Centers are part of the stampede headed to Texas, the DFW area, and 25 miles from Willow Park.

    Latest Update: 23 January 2025 #Tags: #AreaGrowth #Electricity Data Centers are part of the stampede generation, transmission, and distribution while the "Majority of Texans say an electrical grid failure could come this summer, as ERCOT predicts Texas electricity demand could nearly double in six years. The new entity, Stargate, will start building out data centers and the electricity generation needed electricity demand could nearly double in six years ., Willow Park Civics Blog , posted, 27 June 2024

  • This week's weather and the electrical grid

    Discover resources for weather alerts and updates and read articles about the current state of our electrical For the last year ERCOT, who manages the independent Texas electrical grid that covers 90% of Texas, avoid a disaster like the February 2021 grid failure that killed hundreds and left millions without electricity Latest Update: Tuesday, 31 January, 2023 Select #Tags for additional articles: #Electricity This week's weather and the electrical grid Local Alerts Willow Park Civics Blog > WP Emergency Warning Systems

  • Dryer and warmer winter weather predicted

    Latest Update: Saturday, 12 November, 2022 Tags: #Electricity U.S. the La Niña climate pattern still in place, drought conditions may also expand to the Gulf Coast." • Electric coming winter in many regions of the country, which should translate into reduced natural gas and electric Forecasts of above-average temperatures imply lower-than-average electric and natural gas demand, although

  • Texas Power Grid Still Vulnerable

    Latest Update: Wednesday, 09 November, 2022 Tags:#Electricity Texas Power Grid Still Vulnerable to Extreme The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) tracks electricity usage and supplies power to more providers, investor-owned electric utilities, transmission and distribution providers, and municipally owned electric utilities.” coming winter in many regions of the country, which should translate into reduced natural gas and electric

  • Electricity Warning / 16 July to 18 July 2023 / ERCOT TXANS Alert

    In addition, TXANS Electricity Warnings are often extended, based on weather predictions. Blog > Electricity, Energy, ERCOT Electricity Warning / 16 July to 18 July 2023 / ERCOT TXANS Alert Summer Electricity Habits (below) 3. Continue to monitor ERCOT grid updates • Summer Electricity Habits. Texas set all-time records for electricity usage 11 times during a heat wave last year.

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