In last week’s editorial, we considered the latest drought predictions by climate scientists that the next 30 years going forward will bring more drought, reduced rain fall, and hotter weather to Central Texas. How will this effect electricity supply and rates for Llano, and all Texans? To set the context, ERCOT (the Texas grid operator) experienced an all-time record peak load during the afternoon of August 10, which drove reserve margin toward a worrisome 4 percent.