The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday June 18. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking Texans to reduce electric use as much as possible through Friday June 18. In a statement posted on its website, ERCOT warned that 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 megawatts (MW) of generation is on forced outage for repairs, according to ERCOT, which outlined that the number of outages should decrease throughout the week. The summer Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy shows that a typical range of thermal generation outages on hot summer days is around 3,600 MW. The peak demand record for June is 69,123 MW, which was set on June 27, 2018, […]