electricity

In Last Week’s Heatwave, Victoria Managed to Stay Cool Blue in Electricity
In Last Week’s Heatwave, Victoria Managed to Stay Cool Blue in Electricity
In Last Week’s Heatwave, Victoria Managed to Stay Cool Blue in Electricity
You don't need me to remind you how it was last week across Texas. Pretty much the entire state was under the threat of rolling blackouts due to high power demand. That is, except Victoria. According to a report published in Bloomberg, the fact that we have some big companies like Formosa and Caterpillar in the area that can generate their own power can mean they can actually produce more power fo
ERCOT News Release: Power Warning – Conservation Critical
ERCOT News Release: Power Warning – Conservation Critical
ERCOT News Release: Power Warning – Conservation Critical
Austin, Aug.4, 2011 - Consumers and businesses are asked to reduce their electricity use during peak electricity hours from 3 to 7 p.m. today to avert the need for rotating outages.   The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, Inc. (ERCOT), system operator for the state’s bulk transmission grid, initiated Energy Emergency Alert Level 2 at 2:26 p.m. today due to responsive reserves below 1,750 mega
Experiment With the Electrical Grid Could Make Your Clocks Wrong
Experiment With the Electrical Grid Could Make Your Clocks Wrong
Experiment With the Electrical Grid Could Make Your Clocks Wrong
Starting in mid-July, your electric clocks and coffeemakers could be running up to 20 minutes fast, and you probably won’t know why. For the past 80 years, clocks plugged in to an electrical source have kept time based on the rate of the electrical current that powers them. If this current doesn’t keep its usual rate, clocks run a bit fast or slow. Right now, power companies now take steps to ensu