ERCOT is asking Texans to save energy Saturday afternoon and evening to help the state's power grid. It's the third straight day Texas' power grid operator has asked people to conserve energy.
California has a system for this too. They put an extra box on your compressor that allows the utility to shut it off longer but in return you get a discount on your summer bills (whether or not they actually use it).
The steepest discount is something like they can shut it off for up to 6 hours per “event” and you get $180. They have other ones though like up to 15 minutes every half hour for up to 6 hours total and you get $90.
California has a system for this too. They put an extra box on your compressor that allows the utility to shut it off longer but in return you get a discount on your summer bills (whether or not they actually use it).
The steepest discount is something like they can shut it off for up to 6 hours per “event” and you get $180. They have other ones though like up to 15 minutes every half hour for up to 6 hours total and you get $90.