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Texas power use hits record again amid heat wave
2023.08.09 19:49
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A general view of electric lines as demand for power surges during a period of hot weather in Houston, Texas, U.S. June 27, 2023. REUTERS/Callaghan O’Hare/File Photo
(Reuters) – Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday for the second time this week and ninth time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said power use reached a preliminary 83,961 megawatts (MW), which topped the most recent record high of 83,854 MW on Monday.
