Texas regulators on Thursday directed the state’s main power grid operator to drastically reduce the amount of time it releases some — but not all — information about power plant outages this summer. The directive from the Public Utility Commission…
Day: June 24, 2021
Some Texas power plants unexpectedly went offline last week. The grid operator says it still doesn’t know why
Last Monday, Texas’ main power grid operator asked Texans, mid-heat wave, to turn their thermostats to 78 degrees during the afternoon and evening for the week to reduce electricity demand on the grid after 12,000 megawatts of power generation unexpectedly…