| At roughly 5:30a this morning, ERCOT declared Level 3 of the Emergency Energy Alert and stated that West-to-North Zone transmission was at it's maximum capacity for all hours of 2/2/11 and 2/3/11. At roughly that same time, ERCOT and several TDUs jointly announced rolling blackouts across Texas as a load-shedding effort, and requested that electricity users limit consumption to strictly necessary lights and devices to mitigate the supply shortage. Additionally, real-time power prices have hit the new $3000/MWh cap for repeated intervals over the last several hours. Please be advised that these rolling blackouts are controlled by the TDU (transmission distribution utility). Your Energy Provider (REP) has no control over who is affected or when. If you have any problems, please contact the TDU for assistance or information. Your GSE representative is always available to answer any questions and can help put you in touch with your local utility. For further information, please refer to the links below. |