Load Management for Irrigators

Latest load shed event: September 2 at 3:30 p.m. and restored at 5:30 p.m.

Load Forecast

Current Unofficial Peak Demand For September 2021: 72,409 set on 9/1 (Peak Demand for September 2020: 64.9 GW)

Note: This Load Forecast is based on information available at the time of the last update.  Decisions to implement Load Management will be based on real-time market demand conditions.

Day Date ERCOT Forecasted Peak (GW) Possibility of Load Control Event
Monday 9/13 56.4 Remote
Tuesday 9/14 61.5 Remote
Wednesday 9/15 62.6 Remote
Thursday 9/16 65.1 Remote
Friday 9/17 68.0 Remote
Saturday 9/18 67.3 Remote
Sunday 9/19 65.0 Remote

Scale: Remote >> Unlikely >> Probable >> Highly Likely

Last Update: September 13, 2021 at 3 p.m.

To sign up for a text message each Monday with a link to this forecast: Text FORECAST to 1-855-429-1119. The table above will be updated each Monday by 2 p.m.; it will be updated at other times if a substantial change occurs. Text messages will be sent as soon as the table is updated.

 

Load management helps us reduce wholesale power cost by lowering peak use when power is the most expensive during the hot summer months, generally from June through September.

Like any supply and demand rule, energy is more expensive when the demand is high. Typically, the peak of the energy market is related to the temperature and weather patterns, which vary from year to year.

Irrigation accounts play a pivotal role in the load management program. By participating in the program, irrigators allow Medina EC to shut off power to irrigation equipment on days the market is experiencing high demand. This reduces the overall demand Medina EC requires at key moments, which lowers our power costs. About 75 percent of irrigation accounts are enrolled in this program. In exchange for their participation, irrigators receive a reduced rate on demand and energy charges.

Members with irrigation rates interested in participating in the program must enroll by April 1. Contact us to request an agreement.

Load management members receive notification via text or phone call, based on their preference.

You can sign up for text notification by texting LM to 1-855-429-1119. You can also sign up by filling out the form below:

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Load Management Logs

2020 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 8 3:15 p.m. 18.9 6:00 p.m.
June 9 3:15 p.m. 24.6 6:00 p.m.
July 1 3:15 p.m. 24.5 6:00 p.m.
July 2 3:15 p.m. 24.4 6:00 p.m.
July 13 3:15 p.m. 27.3 6:00 p.m.
August 6 3:15 p.m. 24.6 6:00 p.m.
August 7 3:15 p.m. 25.2 6:15 p.m.
August 11 3:15 p.m. 29.3 6:15 p.m.
August 12 3:15 p.m. 28.7 6:15 p.m.
August 13 3:15 p.m. 27.9 6:15 p.m.
August 14 3:15 p.m. 30.0 6:15 p.m.
August 28 3:15 p.m. 23.8 5:30 p.m.
September 1 3:00 p.m. 21.8 6:00 p.m.
September 7 3:15 p.m. 9.5 5:45 p.m.
2019 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 19 3:15 p.m. 20.7 6:00 p.m.
June 20 3:15 p.m. 24.1 6:00 p.m.
July 9 3:15 p.m. 23.9 6:00 p.m.
July 10 3:15 p.m. 25 6:00 p.m.
July 16 3:15 p.m. 23.5 6:00 p.m.
July 18 3:15 p.m. 24.7 5:20 p.m.
July 30 3:15 p.m. 29 6:00 p.m.
July 31 3:15 p.m. 27.8 6:00 p.m.
August 7 3:15 p.m. 26.4 6:00 p.m.
August 12 3:15 p.m. 22.8 6:00 p.m.
August 13 3:15 p.m. 25.5 6:00 p.m.
August 26 3:15 p.m. 19.3 6:00 p.m.
September 5 3:15 p.m. 18.8 6:00 p.m.
September 6 3:15 p.m. 19.3 6:00 p.m.

 

2018 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 1 3:30 p.m. 28.9 5:45 p.m.
June 6 3:30 p.m. 28.1 5:50 p.m.
June 22 3:30 p.m. 25.5 6:00 p.m.
June 26 3:30 p.m. 27.7 5:25 p.m.
June 27 3:30 p.m. 26.7 5:45 p.m.
June 29 3:30 p.m. 25.5 5:10 p.m.
July 2 3:30 p.m. 28.1 6:00 p.m.
July 3 3:30 p.m. 28.5 6:15 p.m.
July 17 3:15 p.m. 23.5 6:00 p.m.
July 18 3:15 p.m. 24.4 6:10 p.m.
July 19 3:15 p.m. 28.5 6:00 p.m.
July 20 3:15 p.m. 32.2 6:00 p.m.
July 23 3:15 p.m. 32.2 5:15 p.m.
August 6 3:15 p.m. 20.8 6:00 p.m.
August 7 3:15 p.m. 32.9 6:00 p.m.
August 9 4:00 p.m. 24.4 5:45 p.m.
August 15 3:15 p.m. 9.4 6:15 p.m.
August 16 3:15 p.m. 9.2 6:00 p.m.
August 17 3:15 p.m. 14.2 6:00 p.m.
August 22 3:15 p.m. 15.2 6:00 p.m.
August 23 3:15 p.m. 17.5 6:00 p.m.
August 24 3:15 p.m. 13 5:50 p.m.
September 1 3:15 p.m. 14.3 6:00 p.m.
September 17 3:15 p.m. 0 6:00 p.m.
September 18 3:15 p.m. 0.1 6:00 p.m.
September 19 3:15 p.m. 1.2 6:03 p.m.

 

2017 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 15 3:30 p.m. 19.7 5:20 p.m.
June 16 3:15 p.m. 21 5:20 p.m.
June 23 3:15 p.m. 22.4 6:00 p.m.
July 19 3:15 p.m. 18.8 6:00 p.m.
July 20 3:15 p.m. 19.8 6:00 p.m.
July 21 3:15 p.m. 23.1 5:20 p.m.
July 27 3:15 p.m. 25.6 6:00 p.m.
July 28 3:15 p.m. 25.6 6:00 p.m.
August 22 3:15 p.m. 18.5 5:15 p.m.
September 1 3:15 p.m. 18 6:00 p.m.
September 2 3:15 p.m. 16.35 6:00 p.m.
September 4 3:15 p.m. 16.29 5:55 p.m.
September 5 3:15 p.m. 16 4:55 p.m.
September 14 3:15 p.m. 16 6:00 p.m.
September 18 3:15 p.m. 14 5:05 p.m.
September 19 3:15 p.m. 17.9 5:05 p.m.
September 20 3:15 p.m. 16.6 6:00 p.m.

 

2016 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 15 3:45 p.m. 20.3 5:15 p.m.
June 16 3:45 p.m. 25.2 5:00 p.m.
June 17 3:45 p.m. 17.2 5:15 p.m.
June 27 3:45 p.m. 13.0 4:40 p.m.
July 6 3:45 p.m. 20.0 5:30 p.m.
July 7 3:45 p.m. 20.6 5:30 p.m.
July 13 3:45 p.m. 19.0 5:30 p.m.
July 14 3:45 p.m. 21.7 5:30 p.m.
July 21 3:45 p.m. 20.0 5:30 p.m.
July 22 3:45 p.m. 16.6 5:30 p.m.
August 2 3:45 p.m. 20.9 5:15 p.m.
August 3 3:45 p.m. 14.3 5:15 p.m.
August 4 3:30 p.m. 21.5 6:00 p.m.
August 8 3:30 p.m. 20.3 6:00 p.m.
August 9 3:30 p.m. 20.7 5:30 p.m.
August 10 3:30 p.m. 20.5 6:00 p.m.
August 11 3:30 p.m. 22.1 5:30 p.m.
September 1 3:30 p.m. 8.9 5:15 p.m.
September 6 3:30 p.m. 10.4 5:30 p.m.
September 7 3:30 p.m. 7.1 5:05 p.m.
September 8 3:30 p.m. 11.5 4:55 p.m.
September 19 3:30 p.m. 8.7 5:30 p.m.

 

2015 Load Management Log
Date Load Shed MW Shed Load Restored
June 8 3:45 p.m. 7.6 5:15 p.m.
June 9 3:45 p.m. 8.6 5:15 p.m.
June 10 3:15 p.m. 10.8 5:15 p.m.
June 25 4:15 p.m. 2.5 5:15 p.m.
June 26 4:00 p.m. 4.9 5:15 p.m.
July 13 3:45 p.m. 14.2 5:15 p.m.
July 14 3:45 p.m. 16 5:15 p.m.
July 20 4:00 p.m. 18.3 5:15 p.m.
July 23 4:00 p.m. 21.5 5:15 p.m.
July 27 4:00 p.m. 19.8 5:15 p.m.
July 28 4:00 p.m. 20.9 5:15 p.m.
July 29 3:45 p.m. 20.2 5:15 p.m.
July 30 3:45 p.m. 23.1 5:15 p.m.
August 5 4:00 p.m. 21.4 5:15 p.m.
August 6 4:15 p.m. 22.2 5:15 p.m.
August 10 3:30 p.m. 20 5:15 p.m.
August 11 3:30 p.m. 20.5 5:15 p.m.
September 2 4:00 p.m. 20.8 5:15 p.m.
September 4 3:45 p.m. 21.5 5:00 p.m.
September 8 3:15 p.m. 21.7 5:15 p.m.

 

Help With Conservation

If you want to help reduce the overall demand on the electric grid, conservation is key.  You can sign up to receive text alerts on days when electric use is considered high for the Texas electric grid during the months of June through September. The best time to conserve electricity is the hottest part of the day between 3 and 7 p.m.

By opting-in to get these notifications and making some changes when you do, you are helping reduce the strain on the grid.

Sign up to receive alerts by texting ENERGY to 1-855-429-1119.