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Archive for August 2nd, 2011

Rolling Blackouts – are we close?

Posted in Global Warming, tagged , , on August 2, 2011 |

ERCOT announced a yellow alert at 3:15 today when they smashed through the state electric use record by over 2,000 MW.  With only 1800 MW of reserve available around 4:30, we are periously close to triggering rolling blackouts. 

With no end in sight for this excessive heat wave, it is imperative that Texans severely curtail their electric use.

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