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Texas power demand to break May record in heat wave on Friday
Power use in Texas was on track to break the record for the month of May for a second time this week on Friday and could top that again over the Memorial Day weekend as homes and businesses crank up their air conditioners to escape a heat wave. Extreme weather in Texas is a reminder of the February freeze in 2021 that left millions without power, water and heat for days and resulted in over 200 deaths as the state’s grid operator scrambled to prevent the power system from collapsing. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates most of the state’s power grid for 27 million customers, said the ... (full story)