- As expected, Texas broke its June peak demand record for the second day in a row on Tuesday, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state's largest grid operator.
- Demand hit 66,583 megawatts, just over the 66,415 mark that ERCOT predicted yesterday.
- ERCOT expected peak demand to go down for the rest of the week, leaving Tuesday's June record intact.
From the article:
The Texas power grid did not expect to break the June electric peak demand record again on Wednesday, but the state's utilities continued to urge consumers to conserve power as temperatures remained in the triple digits in many parts of the Lone Star State. ...