ERCOT predicts power grid strain and potential brownouts this summer in Texas.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has warned that North Texas could experience brownouts this summer due to a potential shortage of power supply. ERCOT's CEO, Pablos Vegas, said that the state's ongoing population boom is faster than the state's grid can keep up with. Texas relies on coal, natural gas, and nuclear energy as its main sources of power, with renewable energy like wind and solar supplementing that. ERCOT's plan this summer is to ask Texans to conserve power and use other emergency reserve tools in place.