October 18: Texas grid peak 43,319 MW, normal conditions
ERCOT peak demand 43,319 MW. Lowest reserves seen: 7,265 MW.
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ERCOT peak demand 43,319 MW. Lowest reserves seen: 7,265 MW.
Houston-based companies Riverway Group and Offshore Data Center announced plans to develop an offshore compute platform powered by natural gas for oil and gas producers. The platform will use seawater cooling to reduce…
ERCOT peak demand 54,532 MW. Lowest reserves seen: 17,119 MW.
ERCOT peak demand 57,609 MW. Lowest reserves seen: 10,528 MW.
78.4% of Texas is in moderate drought or worse, down 3.6 points from the week before. 47.8% is in severe drought or worse. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor.
82.0% of Texas is in moderate drought or worse, down 9.9 points from the week before. 52.4% is in severe drought or worse. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor.