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From left, Pablo Vegas, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and Thomas Gleeson, chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, listen during a Jan. 8 briefing about winter weather. (Hannah Norton/Community Impact)
South Central Austin

ERCOT forecasts record electric demand amid hot, dry summer

By Hannah Norton

Texas’ power grid operator said June 24 that there is little risk for a grid emergency this summer, even as electric demand rises.

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