Texas power grid: Power companies ask Texans to converse amid freezing weather as ERCOT grid holds steady

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Power companies are sending out an pressing plea for purchasers to preserve as temperatures plunge additional under freezing for the second night time.

Both CenterPoint and Reliant Energy despatched messages to their clients with conservation ideas.

“Our natural gas system is operating well under these extreme circumstances. As everyone is trying to keep warm, we are experiencing record usage of natural gas and in order to prevent service interruptions, we ask our customers to conserve energy at this time,” stated Tal Centers, CenterPoint Energy’s Vice President, Texas Gas.

Reliant suggested clients to use towels to block drafts by home windows and doorways, and set their thermostats a few levels decrease.

Thousands of individuals within the Houston space skilled power outages in the course of the first night time of the arctic freeze, however the ERCOT grid appeared to be holding up.

Strong winds on Thursday helped enhance the provision, which partially comes from wind power.

Temperatures in Houston reached below-freezing with single-digit wind chills.

Now, the main focus turns to Friday night, when temperatures are forecasted to stay under freezing and demand is anticipated to method peak ranges.

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