ERCOT expresses confidence and maybe it should -- solar and battery storage have made the Texas grid more reliable
https://www.mysanantonio.com/news/we...m-21307004.phpAs fears grow around the impending wintry weather expected this weekend, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is now issuing a warning to Texans across the state. ERCOT has issued a Weather Watch from Saturday, January 24, through Tuesday, January 27 due to "forecasted below-freezing temperatures with the possibility of frozen precipitation, higher electrical demand, and the potential for lower reserves," the company said in a news release.
Despite the warning, the release says energy grid conditions are expected to be normal.
"ERCOT is monitoring weather conditions closely and will deploy all available tools to manage the grid, continuing a reliability-first approach to operations," ERCOT wrote in the release. "In anticipation of the extreme cold weather, ERCOT is coordinating preparation efforts with the Texas Energy Reliability Council, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Texas Division of Emergency Management and other state agencies, as well as with Market Participants."
decarbonization is already happening
https://www.fox4news.com/news/ted-cr...s-winter-stormbad weather coming this weekend
be prepared for local outages, especially in the northern 2/3 of the state
An ERCOT Weather Watch is an advance notification of forecasted significant weather with higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves. No action is needed but ERCOT encourages all Texans to sign up for grid condition notifications through theTexas Advisory and Notification System (TXANS). Texans can also monitor real-time and extended grid conditions at ercot.com.
if there's ice on the road, people need to know
encouraging staff to refer to ice as freezing rain is inaccurate at best, deadly at worst
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/23/politics/fema-ice-storm-memesHomeland Security officials have urged disaster response staff at the Federal Emergency Management Agency to avoid using the word “ice” in public messaging about the massive winter storm barreling toward much of the United States, according to two sources familiar with the directive.
The concern is that the word could spark confusion or online mockery, given the ongoing controversy surrounding US Immigration and Customs Enforcement — also known as “ICE.”
The guidance, informally delivered to a group at FEMA Thursday by officials from the Department of Homeland Security – which oversees both FEMA and ICE – comes as states across the South brace for potentially devastating ice ac ulations, with some areas expecting a quarter -inch or more.
Officials told staff they worry that certain phrasing – like “watch out for ice” – could be misinterpreted or quickly turned into internet fodder, especially as ICE operations remain a flashpoint in cities like Minneapolis and beyond. That would take away from the purpose of the messages, meant to protect people in danger over the next few days, the officials said.
lol DHS urging FEMA to lie about the weather
lol DHS afraid of memes
softest es in the world
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