ERCOT is asking Texans to save energy Saturday afternoon and evening to help the state's power grid. It's the third straight day Texas' power grid operator has asked people to conserve energy.
As someone who spent 4 days straight without power while ERCOT implemented “rolling blackouts” while downtown offices stayed lit at night during the 2021 freeze, I’m not changing my AC I’ve set to “I don’t want the power company to ream me” rates because I know I’m not the big wasteful consumer. Nor am I the one to get priority when it does go down. Gotta keep those bags of ice cold for the coolers, and hope my insulation fights long enough for something to come back up at night.
As someone who spent 4 days straight without power while ERCOT implemented “rolling blackouts” while downtown offices stayed lit at night during the 2021 freeze, I’m not changing my AC I’ve set to “I don’t want the power company to ream me” rates because I know I’m not the big wasteful consumer. Nor am I the one to get priority when it does go down. Gotta keep those bags of ice cold for the coolers, and hope my insulation fights long enough for something to come back up at night.