Things have shifted in the forecast. ERCOT now projecting 74.6GW. That's a lot of power. Last winter was 76.8GW; all time summer peak set in 2019 is 74.8GW.
— Doug Lewin (@douglewinenergy) January 30, 2022
That projection is up from ~73GW 2 days ago and 71GW yesterday. Forecasts shift; the trend is not good.#txlege #txenergy
The overnight data continues to point toward a potential winter event across the area Wednesday night and Thursday.
— NWS Fort Worth (@NWSFortWorth) January 30, 2022
It's time to start thinking about your late week plans just in case you are impacted by the storm. #txwx #ntxwx #ctxwx
Here's the latest: pic.twitter.com/JkBN0i4Jmr
Strong signal from the GFS and Canadian ensembles for #snow from #Texas to the Great Lakes combined with #cold temperatures. If only someone had written a paper about extreme #winter weather in Texas in the month of February? pic.twitter.com/awzHEjfINO
— Judah Cohen (@judah47) January 30, 2022
Just for review if you have not seen.
I’ve raised my thermostat to “pre-heat” my house before peak demand, and will lower when the freeze starts. Fortunately, we had good rain on Monday, which makes it easier on the plants, and highs in the Austin area will go back up above freezing every day.
More importantly, I think a lot of us are better prepared psychologically (i.e., lowered expectations).