Texans Brace For More Blackouts Amid Record Breaking Heatwave

For a second time this year, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) asked Texans to conserve energy on Monday amid a heat wave, in which demand could outstrip supply with no market solution available to ease the reserve capacity shortage. ERCOT appealed to residents and businesses in Texas to voluntarily reduce their energy consumption and conserve energy between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Monday as temperatures are breaking records. The grid operator also warned there was a possibility of rolling blackouts. On Sunday, temperatures broke records…