Texas Power Grid Struggles to Keep Up with Record Heat Wave Demand
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has projected that peak demand for electricity will break records again next week as extreme heat returns to the state. ERCOT operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load. After setting 11 new peak demand records last summer, ERCOT forecast power use would rise from 79,203 MW on Tuesday to 80,458 MW on Wednesday, which would top the grid's current record peak of 80,148 MW on July 20, 2022.
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