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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2012
Page
1
Oncor plans to install smart meters for more than 3 million homes and small businesses by 2012 end, including Odessa area. Meters will let customers track energy use online and may save up to 10 percent on bills. Utilities say the system enables faster problem responses.
This ERCOT based report warns Texas may face electricity shortages in the next decade. By 2022 peak demand could exceed generation during 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. on hot summer days. ERCOT covers 85 percent of Texas and serves 23 million customers statewide.
City of Odessa reports 2012 electric usage of 238 646 dollars with a 3 361 422 dollar budget and 2011 and 2010 usages of 2 914 731 and 2 776 680 dollars. Highest usage months are July August and September with facilities like Street lighting Bob Derrington Water Reclamation Plant Water Treatment Plant and Parks and Recreation Department consuming most power. Conservation steps include LED traffic signals air conditioning upgrades at Municipal Court retrofitted fixtures motion sensors time clocks and field lighting. ERCOT power warning scale explains authority from Power Watch to Power Emergency and rotating outages to prevent statewide blackout.
In the Permian Basin wind farms stretch across West Texas with turbines feeding the ERCOT grid serving 23 million Texans. figures show Texas leads with 10,648 MW while other states report smaller totals. The piece notes wind energy's rising role alongside natural gas and details storage and battery integration near Notrees.
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