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The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center forecasts extreme cold weather "across the heart of the country this weekend and is expected to continue into next week." We previewed this cold blast in a note titled "Gobsmackingly Bananas": Weather Models Predict Polar Vortex Invasion Into US.
Frigid Arctic air will begin to spread southward across the heart of the country this weekend and is expected to continue into next week. Much below normal temperatures along with gusty winds will lead to wind chills well below zero for many locations.
Whenever cold air spills south from Canada into the Heartland, attention usually shifts to Texas.
Next, power demand forecasts from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the power grid operator for Texas, are analyzed to see if demand forecasts exceed supply. Current forecasts show ERCOT faces the first major test of grid stability for the new year.
ERCOT has warned its 26 million Texas customers about the upcoming cold blast this weekend into next week. The grid operator assures customers, "Grid conditions are expected to be normal, and ERCOT expects to have sufficient supply to meet demand."
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