ERCOT successfully navigates heat wave, new peak demand record

ERCOT successfully navigates heat wave, new peak demand record

Aug 26, 2024

Despite record temperatures last week and a new peak demand record, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it was able to maintain service without conservation requests, which it required last summer. Large additions of renewables and battery storage, along with some new gas-fired generation, have made the difference, according to grid officials.

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