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ERCOT News Release: Power Warning – Conservation Critical

Amory Gritta — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 21:23:55 +0000

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 megawatts (MW).

"Interruptible loads – large customers paid to be dropped in a level 2 emergency have been deployed," said Kent Saathoff, vice president of system planning and operations.

Experiment With the Electrical Grid Could Make Your Clocks Wrong

Shauna Wright — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:00:31 +0000

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 ensure the frequency of the current – and the time – is as precise as possible.

They Are Making Frankenstein!

Rob Garrett — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:00:49 +0000

This is a pretty sweet video. Electricity can be very dangerous and powerful but it’s so cool to look at. This video isn’t very long but it does show you that type of power it can produce.