"HOUSTON - Texas's power grid operator held off from imposing rolling blackouts on Monday using voluntary cutbacks and appeals to conserve energy as scorching triple-digit temperatures hit much of the state.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) warned of a potential shortage in reserves "with no market solution available." Its website showed the operator entered late afternoon with about 3,600 megawatts of operating reserves - which could power three-quarters of a million homes.
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"We have approached all Texans and Texas businesses to conserve energy," an ERCOT spokesperson said via email, adding the grid was not currently in emergency mode."

Eileen Soreng, Gary McWilliams, Laila Kearney, and Scott DiSavino report for Reuters July 12, 2022. [2]