{"id":5660,"date":"2014-01-08T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/?p=5660"},"modified":"2014-01-08T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-08T16:42:47","slug":"demand-response-helps-texas-avoid-rolling-blackouts-in-the-face-of-polar-vortex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2014\/01\/08\/demand-response-helps-texas-avoid-rolling-blackouts-in-the-face-of-polar-vortex\/","title":{"rendered":"Demand Response Helps Texas Avoid Rolling Blackouts in the Face of Polar Vortex"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2013\/06\/MaritaHeadshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-2051\" alt=\"MaritaHeadshot\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2013\/06\/MaritaHeadshot-199x300.jpg\" width=\"139\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This commentary originally appeared on our <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/2014\/01\/08\/demand-response-helps-texas-avoid-rolling-blackouts-in-the-face-of-polar-vortex\/\">Texas Clean Air Matters blog<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As we begin a new year, the outlook for 2014 looks bright. \u00a0But as the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.motherjones.com\/blue-marble\/2014\/01\/did-global-warming-get-arctic-drunk\">Polar Vortex<\/a> has descended upon the U.S. over the last few days, we have been reminded of the past, specifically the <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2011\/02\/07\/687\/\">winter of 2011<\/a> when Texas\u2019 electricity grid stuttered under the extreme cold.<\/p>\n<p>Monday, as a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2014\/01\/07\/us\/winter-weather\/\">record-breaking cold<\/a> snap whisked over the U.S., the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state\u2019s grid operator, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ercot.com\/news\/press_releases\/show\/26570\">warned of possible blackouts<\/a>, just as they did in 2011. \u00a0We were lucky this time, but in February of 2011 we were not, and blackouts occurred throughout the state.<\/p>\n<p>ERCOT\u2019s warning meant that the grid&#8217;s power reserves \u201cdropped below a comfortable threshold,\u201d and the &#8220;system was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texastribune.org\/2014\/01\/06\/ercot-rolling-blackout-threat-averted-cold-snap\/\">just one step away from rolling blackouts<\/a>\u201d\u00a0as the need for energy outpaced supply. \u00a0As these blackout threats loomed, <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2014\/01\/06\/ercot-investigating-generation-challenges-in-this-mornings-blackout-scare\/#more-33548\">two power plants succumbed to the cold and went down<\/a>. \u00a0The loss in capacity amounted to about 3700 megawatts (MW), with 1800 MW lost due to the cold. \u00a0According to Dan Woodfin, ERCOT\u2019s\u00a0Director of System Operations, \u201cif we had lost another unit it would have put us into an Energy Emergency Alert Three\u201d \u2013 the stage that prompts rolling blackouts. \u00a0This is unnecessary and unacceptable.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><b>Demand Response to the Rescue<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This sudden strain on the system comes after a <a href=\"http:\/\/stateimpact.npr.org\/texas\/2013\/09\/05\/texans-use-less-power-than-expected-baffling-state-regulators\/\">recent sigh of relief<\/a> that our electric grid\u2019s shortcomings are not as serious as previously thought.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last few years, EDF has been carefully analyzing and discussing Texas\u2019 resource adequacy imbalance \u2013 a topic we call the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/energy\/texas-energy-crunch\">Texas Energy Crunch<\/a>. \u00a0However, when ERCOT analyzed its previous forecasts for 2013, it indicated that the energy crunch in Texas wasn\u2019t as bad as first thought, based on economic growth calculations. \u00a0This news came as the PUC began deliberating whether to reform the state\u2019s current energy-only market structure to a capacity market or, as EDF is advocating, a \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/11\/27\/debate-over-a-changing-texas-energy-market-heats-up-at-senate-natural-resources-committee-hearing\/\">third way<\/a>\u2019 that prioritizes demand-side resources: demand response, energy efficiency, energy storage and renewables.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/energyexchange\/2013\/12\/05\/why-residential-demand-response-is-a-critical-part-of-our-nations-energy-mix\/\">Demand response<\/a> (DR) rewards customers who voluntarily use less electricity at times when power supplies are tight. \u00a0DR is a cost-effective technology that could play a pivotal role in ensuring resource adequacy.\u00a0 Right now, ERCOT predominately relies on large industrial customers for participation in demand response, but EDF intends to see residential customers reap the benefits of this innovative technology as well. Furthermore, DR is an agile resource that can readily respond during extreme weather, unlike vulnerable traditional generation, such as coal and natural gas plants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2611\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2611\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2014\/01\/Source-KXXV.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2611\" alt=\"Source: KXXV\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texascleanairmatters\/files\/2014\/01\/Source-KXXV.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2611\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: KXXV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Monday morning ERCOT called upon available demand response across the state, which helped keep the lights on. \u00a0While operators of fossil fuel plants claim that they are the most reliable solution for providing electricity to Texans, it was demand response that helped the state avoid involuntary rolling blackouts.\u00a0 No single resource is the right answer \u2013 they all have limitations \u2013 but as we saw this time, some fossil fueled generation couldn\u2019t respond to the need when called upon.<\/p>\n<p><b>Future Outlook<\/b><\/p>\n<p>In Texas, we worry most about the Texas Energy Crunch during hot summer afternoons. \u00a0But as we\u2019re experiencing now, winter weather can catch us off-guard too \u2013 all the more reason to invest in fast-acting, flexible, clean energy resources now to protect against inevitable shocks.\u00a0 While we may be able to see our breath, we shouldn\u2019t have to hold our breath in hopes that our grid will make it through these events!<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/blog\/2013\/11\/14\/seven-things-you-should-know-about-uns-new-ipcc-climate-change-report\">climate change plays out<\/a>, weather patterns will become more disrupted and unpredictable. \u00a0The U.S. and Texas should prepare for more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.greentechmedia.com\/articles\/read\/polar-vortex-drives-record-winter-energy-use-in-pjm\">recording-breaking energy demand<\/a> by investing in a resilient grid in order to withstand the next extreme weather event.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this requires Texas officials to stop denying climate change. \u00a0State regulators\u2019 forecasting cannot consist of economic analyses alone; it must also include the realities of an uncertain future climate. \u00a0To date, climate change has been a missing, but crucial piece to the PUC decision on market structure reform, which aims to address these problems. \u00a0EDF\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/interchange.puc.state.tx.us\/WebApp\/Interchange\/Documents\/40000_595_775882.PDF\">position<\/a> prioritizes demand response and other resources capable of meeting the challenges when needed: solar and coastal wind on a hot summer day and west Texas wind on a stormy night. \u00a0In the winter of 2011 it was <a href=\"http:\/\/texasclimatenews.org\/wp\/?p=1234\">wind power that helped save the day<\/a>, and it looks like demand response is having its day in the sun this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This commentary originally appeared on our Texas Clean Air Matters blog.\u00a0 As we begin a new year, the outlook for 2014 looks bright. \u00a0But as the Polar Vortex has descended upon the U.S. over the last few days, we have been reminded of the past, specifically the winter of 2011 when Texas\u2019 electricity grid stuttered &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6408,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38678,177,181],"tags":[27592,52,54352,38677,53049],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-5660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-demand-response","category-renewable-energy","category-texas","tag-ercot","tag-extreme-weather","tag-polar-vortex","tag-texas-energy-crunch","tag-third-way"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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