Texas Braces for Record-Breaking Heat Wave and Electricity Demand.
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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has predicted that energy demand in Texas will hit a new record on Friday, June 16 at 3 p.m., exceeding last summer's peak by about 1,000 megawatts. Despite this, ERCOT predicts that the grid will have enough supply to meet its projected peak demand on Friday, with about 9,000 megawatts of excess capacity expected to be available as demand peaks. ERCOT also expects demand to get significantly higher later this summer, with peak demand forecasted to hit 82,308 megawatts before the end of the season.
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