ERCOT and The Texas Grid Faces It’s First Heat Wave of 2025, Is The Grid Ready?

It's about to get hot in Texas and that mean millions of Texans will be cranking up their air conditioners in order to beat the heat. And of course that means many will be paying attention to ERCOT and hoping the Texas Grid can handle the usage that we will see over the next few days.

Texas to See First Heat Wave of 2025

Temperatures across the Lone Star State are expected to be above 100 degrees in several cities on Tuesday and Wednesday with temperatures in the upper 90's to above 100 in South Texas on Thursday.

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These are the type of temperatures are the ones we expect to see at the end of July, not mid-May.

Is the Texas Grid Ready For the Hot Temperatures?

According to KHOU, Texas energy experts are confident that the Texas grid will hold up during the heat wave this week. ERCOT believes that electric capacity will exceed demand this week. The expected peak demand of 84,000 megawatts would surpass last May's record, 77,000 according to KHOU.

KHOU reported that the real concern from Texas heat comes into play when temperatures start hitting 110 degrees in different parts of the state. That's when equipment can really start having problems.

"We're not looking at the 110 kind of area, which is when you really look at things like transformers and some of the other equipment on the electrical grid really starting to kind of melt down literally and figuratively," he said.

Experts do recommend changing your air filter if you haven't in a while. And when you can, reduce your electricity usage.