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Huffines: June Rolling Blackouts Ridiculous

Texas Governor Candidate Don Huffines says June rolling blackouts are “ridiculous.”

Huffines has announced for Governor and the gloves have already come off over issues such as border security, government spending, and now what Huffines describes as a “track record of failure.”

June Rolling Blackouts Come To Campaign 2022

Huffines campaign goes on to say “current leadership failed to properly address our power grid issues, and as a result countless lives are at risk once again.”

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has not responded to multiple requests for comment about the situation or Huffines’ comments, but last week claimed that the ERCOT situation was fixed.

June Rolling Blackouts Come To Campaign 2022
June Rolling Blackouts Come To Campaign 2022

June Rolling Blackouts

The news of potential June rolling blackouts came yester day as ERCOT announced it was nearing energy production capacity just days after the Texas legislature adjourned without taking serious action on the February blackouts that led to millions being left in subfreezing temperatures for up to a week.

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ERCOT Fails Again

ERCOT fails again power users across Texas.

ERCOT Fails Second Time In Five Months

Per a release, The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible today through Friday, June 18, 2021.

A significant number of forced generation outages combined with potential record electric use for the month of June has resulted in tight grid conditions.

Generator owners have reported approximately 11,000 MW of generation is on forced outage for repairs; of that, approximately 8,000 MW is thermal and the rest is intermittent resources.

According to the summer Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy, a typical range of thermal generation outages on hot summer days is around 3,600 MW. One MW typically powers around 200 homes on a summer day.

ERCOT Fails Second Time In Five Months

This is the second time ERCOT has asked the public to reduce energy consumption due to an outdated system. The state legislature recently adjourned without taking up significant changes to the regulation of ERCOT.

In February 2021, ERCOT was unable to sustain power to the grid leading to millions of people without power and major home damage due to burst water pipes in subfreezing temperatures. At the time, the public expected Governor Greg Abbott and Austin leadership in the Texas legislature to take up grid reliability. It never happened this session.

Temperatures have been rising lately hitting the 90s. Last year, our first 100 degree day was July 2020.

Other Side Dallas will update with additional information on cooling stations and power issues locally as it becomes available.

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