Governor Abbott held a press conference today in advance of the predicted extreme cold weather event moving in this weekend. See below for a HillCo report on that conference. Additionally, on January 11, an ERCOT advisory was expanded/issued for the predicted extreme cold weather event for the ERCOT Region Sunday, January 14 through Wednesday, January 17. This messaging is a part of ERCOT’s standard operating procedures put in place after Winter Storm Uri in 2021, and is issued three days ahead of severe weather. The Railroad Commission has issued an advisory to oil and gas pipeline operators warning of the winter weather conditions beginning this weekend. The RRC notes wind chill values by Monday morning could be below zero in the Panhandle and across West Texas. For Central Texas, North Texas, West Central Texas, wind chill values are forecasted to be in the single digits.
More information on current grid and market conditions is depicted by ERCOT’s dashboard which can be found here on ERCOT’s website. A six day ahead forecast for supply and demand can be found here. Additionally, Texans can monitor highway conditions here on the Drive Texas webpage. The National Weather Service is monitoring the situation and updates can be found by visiting the National Weather Service’s webpage here.