A significant increase in solar farms built in recent years in Texasย has helped meet increasing demand. Texas can also produce the most wind power of any state. But solar power declines as the sun sets. And on Thursday, ERCOT cited low wind power generation as an additional cause for concern.

This article was written by ย EMILY FOXHALL of The Texaas Tribuine. This article originally appeared at : https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/17/texas-electric-grid-ercot-conservation-request/