Ted Cruz Becomes Subject Of Jokes As ERCOT Memes Trend Online Amid Rising Temperatures In Texas

Amid news earlier this week about the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issuing a conservation alert in Texas urging residents to reduce their electricity use during rising summer temperatures, memes aimed at Texas Senator Ted Cruz have once again become a trending topic online.

Reminiscent of “Cancun Cruz” jokes earlier this year after Senator Cruz fled the state to Mexico during the intense February weather that left millions in Texas without power and clean water, much of these ERCOT memes have been focused on criticizing Cruz or poking fun at ERCOT in general.

Breaking News!

Ted Cruz seen flying to Alaska amid power outages in Texas due to heat. Blames his wife and kids wanting to see snow in June! pic.twitter.com/JmOZRZA22v

— 💀DeathMetalViking💀 (@DeathMetalV) June 14, 2021

Ted Cruz after hearing the ERCOT news. pic.twitter.com/LPNvWjXJqY

— The Joy of Trolling (@Bobbyisthatyou) June 14, 2021

Monday’s conservation alert from ERCOT, which controls nearly 90 percent of the state’s power in Texas, asked residents to “turn thermostats 78 degrees or higher, turn off lights and avoid using large appliances like ovens and washing machines.”

Officials on the matter said the problem stems from “a significant number of forced generation outages combined with potential record electric use for the month of June.” Coincidentally, Monday was the year’s first heat advisory in the northern portion of the state.

“We will be conducting a thorough analysis with generation owners to determine why so many units are out of service. This is unusual for this early in the summer season,” ERCOT Vice President of Grid Planning and Operations Woody Rickerson said about the outages.

Judging from some of the reactions to this around the web, residents aren’t really taking the news too well.

ERCOT: set your thermostats at 78°

Literally all of Texas: pic.twitter.com/yDak5Rl8pS

— K-T (@sirkbert) June 14, 2021

Also accurate. 😂💀#ERCOTFail #ERCOT #Texasgrid pic.twitter.com/d7L5BHfGGc

— The Messenger B 🔥🐐 (@TheMessengerB) June 15, 2021

ERCOT….is it crack?!? Cause who in the hell u think is doing this pic.twitter.com/5CoMNWJBXX

— 🌻💙@TheShotBully💙🌻 (@MiiSS_JAZZY_B) June 15, 2021