Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar

Texas Power Use to Hit Record as Temperatures Soar
Overhead power lines during record-breaking temperatures in Houston, on Feb. 17, 2021. Adrees Latif/Reuters
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Power demand in Texas is set to break its all-time record this week, testing the resilience of the grid after generation issues this year and a days-long blackout during a deep freeze in 2021.

Extreme weather is increasingly straining power grids across the United States, and regulators are predicting record heat and drought this summer could cause rotating blackouts in several regions.