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> And ERCOT seems to be doing ok these days Didn't Houston just had issues with electricity just some weeks ago?

• silverquiet 2y ago
  I think Houston is still having significant issues. I had cousins who were affected for days. But that was because of problems with local distribution due to the hurricane, not the overall Texas grid. ERCOT does publish system dashboards if you ever want to take a look at it - I do watch sometimes during very hot or cold days because reserves can get low, but I have not experienced systemic issues since the big freeze in 2021.
• rocmcd 2y ago
  The issue in Houston has nothing to do with ERCOT. It has more to do with Centerpoint, who is the electricity provider for the city and responsible for maintaining lines. The power is there, but it can't reach homes due to the number of trees that fell on lines due to Hurricane Beryl's wind.
  • mikece 2y ago
    Please correct me if I misunderstood but I thought ERCOT is the long-haul transmission provider and they then hand off to distribution grid operators at the city/community level. The issues after the hurricane are certainly with the local distribution operators but during the winter blackout a few years back that was on ERCOT not managing supply to the Texas grid properly (as well as some other shenanigans). My concern is that if cities like Austin grow too fast in terms of electrical demand for manufacturing then ERCOT will have its hands full routing enough juice to the load demand points unless they add more generation stations closer to the demand -- and ERCOT leadership hasn't inspired confidence in recent years.