Hottest Start to May in Austin’s History, Expert Discusses Chances of Power Grid Failing
Originally published on CBS Austin
Potential power outages are top of mind as Texas experiences the hottest start to May in Austin’s history.
“That means a whole lot of extra demand and yesterday we hit 71 gigawatts. To put that in perspective, the all-time record for ERCOT in June was broken yesterday, it was 70.2. We went above 71