ERCOT Planning for Eclipse to Impact Solar Power Production

By Lucas Banda lucasbanda, Mar 20, 2024

SAN ANGELO, TX — The April 8 eclipse will impact the Texas power grid, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

ERCOT states that Texas solar farms in the path of the April 8 eclipse will see a drop in production.

Those impacts on the solar farms are expected between 12:10 p.m. and 3:10 p.m., according to ERCOT.

Leading up to the eclipse, ERCOT plans to send notices to its marketplace of suppliers while also monitoring for weather events that could lead to an increase in demand on the state power grid.

ERCOT has an 11-day plan to get its marketplace of power suppliers ready for the eclipse.

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