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POLICE HAVE NOT
RELEASED WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH.
A JOLT IN THE STATE'S
FUTURE POWER SUPPLY.
ERCOT, WHICH OPERATES MOST OF
THE ELECTRICITY GRID IN TEXAS,
SAYS THE LONG-TERM SUPPLY
OUTLOOK IS IMPROVING, EVEN
THOUGH SUMMER RESERVES ARE
STILL BELOW THE IDEAL LEVEL.
LEVEL. OUR BRIAN SANDERS
JOINS US IN STUDIO, WITH MORE
ON WHAT THIS MEANS FOR
ELECTRICITY USE IN YOUR
HOUSEHOLD.
IT MEANS YOU STILL HAVE
TO BE MINDFUL OF YOUR ELECTRIC
USE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE
PEAK DEMAND HOURS, DURING THE
SUMMER MONTHS FROM ABOUT
3-7PM. BUT, ENOUGH POWER-
GENERATING PROJECTS ARE COMING
ON-LINE TO IMPROVE THE FUTURE
FORECAST OF ELECTRICITY.
ELECTRICITY.ERCOT RELEASED
THEIR "CAPACITY, DEMAND, AND
RESERVES" REPORT TODAY. IT
TAKES A 15-YEAR AVERAGE
WEATHER PROFILE AND ECONOMIC
FACTORS SUCH AS PER CAPTIA
INCOME, POPULATION, AND
EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS TO
CALCULATE ITS RESULTS. AND
BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS, THE
LONG-TERM OUTLOOK HAS IMPROVED
FROM THEIR LAST REPORT IN MAY.
OVER HALF OF THE NEW PROJECTS
ADDED TO THE FORECAST ARE FROM
WIND POWER.
POWER.HOWEVER, RESERVES ARE
STILL BELOW ERCOT'S TARGET
LEVEL OF 13.75-PERCENT.THIS
SUMMER, RESERVES WILL BE THIS
SUMMER, RESERVES WILL BE
13.2-PERCENT OF PROJECTED PEAK
DEMAND USAGE. AS A RESULT,
ERCOT CEO "TRIP DOGGETT"
RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING,
SAYING,
"WE SHOULD CONTINUE TO
ENCOURAGE NEW GENERATION AND
DEVELOP MORE DEMAND RESPONSE
OPTIONS TO REDUCE OUR ELECTRIC
USE DURING PERIODS OF HIGHEST
USE - THE HOTTEST HOURS OF THE
HOTTEST DAYS OF SUMMER."
ERCOT ACTUALLY HAD TO ISSUE
ROLLING BLACKOUTS LAST FEBUARY
AFTER A "FREEZE" FORCED A
NUMBER OF PLANTS TO SHUT DOWN.
THE COUNCIL WILL RELEASE ITS
NEXT LONG-TERM FORECAST IN MAY
OF 2013. IN THE STUDIO, BRIAN
SANDERS, KXAN NEWS.