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ERCOT
@ERCOT_ISO
Official account of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT is the independent system operator for 90 percent of the state's electric load.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 15, 2021
    has declared an EEA 3. Energy conservation is critical. Rotating outages are underway to reduce demand on the electric system. We urge Texans to put safety first during this time. Traffic lights and other infrastructure may be temporarily without power. 01:25:40 150221
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 19, 2021
    ERCOT operations have returned to normal, and we are no longer asking for energy conservation. Thanks for helping the grid during this very difficult time.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Jun 14, 2021
    ERCOT has issued a Conservation Alert, and Texans are being asked to safely reduce their electric use.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 16, 2021
    ERCOT has directed local utilities to restore 400,000 households in the last hour. Generation availability is improving.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 16, 2021
    There is a scam circulating on social media asking customers to text their private account numbers. Don’t do it! We don’t need any of your info to get your power back on – we are working as fast as we possibly can.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 16, 2021
    We should be able to restore some customers this afternoon due to additional wind & solar output, & additional thermal generation that has told us they expect to become available. But, the amount we restore will depend on how much generation is actually able to come online.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 17, 2021
    Some generation is slowly returning.  ERCOT was able to direct utilities to restore 600,000 households last night.  2.7 million households still do not have power.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 15, 2021
    Grid operator has restored power to 500,000 households, #ERCOT and Texas #electric companies working nonstop to restore power to those still waiting. ercot.com/news/releases/…
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 16, 2021
    ERCOT is restoring load as fast as we can in a stable manner. Generating units across fuel types continue to struggle with frigid temperatures.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 17, 2021
    We know this is hard. We continue to work as quickly and safely as possible to restore power. We gained some MWs overnight but are back to 14,000 MW of load shed; lost east DC-tie imports due to Midwest power emergency. We hope to reduce outages over the course of the day.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 15, 2021
    ERCOT calls for rotating outages as extreme winter weather forces generating units offline. “Every grid operator and every electric company is fighting to restore power right now,” said ERCOT President and CEO Bill Magness. ercot.com/news/releases/…
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Apr 13, 2021
    Alert: Due to a combination of high gen outages typical in April & higher-than-forecasted demand caused by a stalled cold front over TX, ERCOT may enter emergency conditions. We do not expect customer outages. Declaring an emergency would allow us to access additional resources.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 19, 2021
    No additional outages overnight, although a few generating units tripped. Energy consumption is much higher this morning compared to yesterday, but there is sufficient power to serve load over morning peak. Grid operator expects to come out of emergency conditions later today.
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    ERCOT
    @ERCOT_ISO
    Feb 19, 2021
    operations have returned to normal. Conservation is still encouraged. 10:36:33 190221