Monday morning, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas reported normal grid conditions. Over the weekend, ERCOT had urged conservation but never declared an emergency.
"With unseasonably hot weather driving record demand across Texas, ERCOT continues to work closely with the power industry to make sure Texans have the power they need," the agency wrote in a statement Friday.
ERCOT breaks grid conditions into five levels: normal, conservation alert, emergency alert level one, emergency alert level two and emergency alert level three. ERCOT does not order rolling outages until emergency alert level three.
Conditions this weekend led to a conservation alert. ERCOT was urging people to avoid using appliances like dishwashers and washing machines between 3 and 8 p.m. and set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher.
In addition to increased demand, the agency said six power plants had tripped offline Friday, costing 2,900 MW in production.
Monday morning, ERCOT reported normal conditions with 5,761 MW in reserves at 9 a.m. ERCOT says one megawatt can power about 200 homes during peak demand.
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