Texas' power grid passes peak Friday morning, no conservation alerts expected

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Friday morning, ERCOT's live supply and demand tracker reported demand for power in Texas hit 68,681 MW at 8:40 a.m. The tracker projects demand will decrease throughout the rest of the day.Throughout the week, the state has reported it did not expect to issue conservation alerts. "We have a high degree of confidence our grid, we feel very comfortable in our current situation," ERCOT's interim CEO Brad Jones said Thursday.
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