Tesla has asked owners in Texas not to charge their cars during a heat wave to help avoid blackouts and overloading the state’s failing power grid.
The alert comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) called on residents to conserve energy. They have asked the state’s residents to refrain from using electricity from appliances and more to stop the grid from being pushed to near-emergency conditions.
Tesla stepped up to help the state with a new in-car alert to owners in the state, encouraging them not to charge during peak hours.
“A heat wave is expected to impact the grid in Texas over the next few days. The grid operator recommends to avoid charging during peak hours between 3 pm and 8 pm, if possible, to help statewide efforts to manage demand”, an in-car alert sent to Tesla owners reads, as reported by Electrek.
ERCOT has also asked that people in Texas avoid running appliances between 2 pm and 8 pm. Reuters reported the state’s risk of losing its power reserves “with no market solution available.”
The ERCOT website indicated late Tuesday that it only had about 3,600 megawatts of reserves, which is enough to power three-quarters of a million homes. The lack of power reserves is a genuine concern for more than 26 million state residents.
yep yep and when everyone gets an electric car……….. DONT CHARGE YOUR CAR….lol you asked for it you will get it. and you think they will be able to charge these cars on all solar and wind hahahahahaha
Texas’s power grid is only like 30% solar/wind energy. If they’d invest more in diversifying their power sources, they wouldn’t be having these issues. Instead, they’re relying on outdated natural gas technology from the ’70s.
Electric means they can CONTROL YOU & your whole life & know your habits & locations !!!