ERCOT to inspect over 300 power plants to prepare Texas grid for winter

• 3 years ago (2021-12-06)
• David Flin

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The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has announced that it will inspect over 300 power plants by the end of December as it works to ensure that Texas’ power grid will be prepared for harsh winter weather. The plants inspected will include natural gas, nuclear, coal, wind, and solar plants.

Brad Jones, interim CEO of ERCOT, said: “The weathering programme is the basis for responding to winter storms. How we improve our grid depends on how well we can weather our generators.”

CPS Energy , San Antonio’s utility, has announced that all of its transmission systems and power generation units are fully compliant.