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Update 9 p.m. – The conservation period has passed and the grid is under normal operations. The power supply/demand did get tight, as expected, but did not reach ERCOT Energy Emergency Alert status as it did on Wednesday. Thank you TVEC members who helped conserve this evening. Tight Grid Conditions Wednesday Evening Edged Close to […]

Update: As of 8:40 ERCOT has returned to normal grid operation, although conservation is still encouraged. Thank you to those who were able to help conserve. Update: Shortly after 8:30 p.m. – ERCOT is moving to EEA -1 as the grid begins to return to normal operations with adequate reserve capacity. Please continue to co […]

TVEC Voting in the 2023 TVEC Board of Directors election begins September 6. All members should receive a copy of the ballot and voting instructions in the September issue of Texas Co-op Power magazine this week. Why we vote: Unlike for-profit utilities, cooperatives are led by a board of directors made up of elected cooperative members. […]

Thank you to those who are still looking at these notices and helping reduce power demand during tight grid conditions. With the variability of weather and unexpected outages in generation facilities, there are daily challenges that grid operator ERCOT must face. In the meantime, please stay tuned for other valuable co-op information, particularly as we […]

Update: 9 p.m. – The conservation period has passed and the grid is back to normal conditions.   The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has again called for help from electricity consumers this evening as tight grid conditions are expected. Citing low wind generation and unexpected thermal generation outages, ERCOT noted that similar conditions are […]

August 27 – similar conditions have led to an additional call for conservation 4-9 p.m. on Sunday. From ERCOT: August 27, 2023 ERCOT Expects Tight Grid Conditions, Requests Conservation Today from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. CT (Austin, TX) – Due to low wind and potential low solar generation and high demand, operating reserves for […]

9 p.m. – The period of conserving energy has passed and the grid has returned to a comfortable reserve capacity. Thank you to everyone who was able to cut back power use this evening. Please note that tight grid conditions are projected to persist in the evenings through the weeken, and additional calls for conservation […]

Update: this conservation effort has been effective and the power supply was sufficient to avoid any further actions by ERCOT. Thank You! Tomorrows looks like a repeat of today’s conditions, so please watch for additional information and continue to conserve during the critical times when grid conditions are tight. Citing low wind generation and high […]

With a new peak weekend demand record set at 84,805 MW yesterday, and an expected lower availability of thermal generation capacity, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has asked Texans to voluntarily reduce power consumption 7-10 p.m. this evening. During this timeframe solar production will drop off but high temperatures will keep energy demand very […]

Update 8:15 p.m.  – The call for conservation period has ended and the grid is operating in normal conditions.   With excessive heat across the state and lower forecast wind generation during peak hours, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas has issued a call for voluntary conservation efforts between the hours of 3-8 p.m. August […]