Texas power use hits 3rd record this week in heat wave
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the grid for more than 26 million customers representing about 90% of the state's power load, said it has enough power to meet current demand. ERCOT said usage hit a preliminary 85,435 megawatts (MW) Thursday, which topped the record high of 83,961 MW hit on Wednesday. The current demand record will likely be broken again on Friday with ERCOT forecasting usage will reach 86,621 MW.