ERCOT says there's a chance Texans could face rolling blackouts this summer

HOUSTON — ERCOT says, while low, there is the chance Texas could face rolling blackouts this summer.

That's just one of the items to come out of a hearing in the Texas House on Monday, as lawmakers heard about the growing demand on our power grid.

The demand for energy in Texas just gets bigger every year and the weather is doing us no favors, with natural disasters and record-breaking heat.

According to ERCOT's latest report, Texas faces an estimated 12 percent chance of controlled outages in August. The grid operator says this could be on nights when there is low wind-power production in the early evening.

On Monday in Austin, ERCOT, the Public Utility Commission and others involved in Texas energy testified before the Committee on State Affairs. They talked about possible long-range solutions to the power pinch here in Texas.

One of their ideas -- building more nuclear plants.

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