http://www.emergencyemail.org/newsemergency/anmviewer.asp?a=1302&z=29
"If the capacity shortage is not relieved by the contract demand response,
ERCOT escalates to a Power Emergency (Energy Emergency Alert Level 3) and will
instruct utilities to reduce demand on the grid by conducting temporary outages
at the local distribution level. These controlled temporary interruptions of
electrical service ??" or rotating outages ??" typically last 15-45 minutes
before being rotated to a different neighborhood."
Granated they are only predicting to go to level one today possibly level two,
but we have all of Aug to go and a bunch of soft newcomers living in Texas for
thier first summer. Fun Fact-- [Did you know that averaged over an annual
sample period over 1000 people move to Texas each day.]
stay cool y'all,
Wes~
References:
http://www.politifact.com/texas/statements/2010/jan/13/rick-perry/perry-says-1000-people-move-texas-daily/
http://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2011/07/08/forbes-calls-austin-americas-no-1.html
