Texas grid operator prepares for intense winter after hot summer

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) reviewed its handling of this year's unusually hot summer and discussed preparations for the upcoming winter in a board meeting on Tuesday. New CEO Pablo Vegas detailed how ERCOT has changed its resource assessments to monthly schedules for closer risk monitoring and has implemented new weatherization standards. The agency's recent report indicates that increased demand this winter is likely to create higher probabilities of risk and emergency operations during peak hours.

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