ERCOT raises emergency alert thresholds

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said Wednesday it increased the threshold it uses to initiate energy emergency alerts.ERCOT triggers these alerts when the megawatt amount in operating reserves drop below certain levels.According to ERCOT, it increased the minimum operating reserves requirements for emergency operations for each of its three Energy Emergency Alert (EEA) levels.“The generation resource mix that powers the grid has changed, and how we o