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2022 Cold Snap Shows Resistance is Futile

Texas continues to ignore recommendations that would increase grid reliability and lower power bills

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Doug Lewin
Dec 23, 2022
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In the early dark of Friday morning, ERCOT missed its demand forecast by a whopping 13 gigawatts. It’s an egregious mistake, and it scrambles the odds of blackouts through this severe cold snap.

But the reason for the error is pretty clear: ERCOT can’t get its head around the amount of electricity Texans are forced to use when it gets this cold.

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