- The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state's primary grid operator, forecast that demand would peak at 66,415 megawatts Tuesday.
- That total would set a new Texas record for June, which was already set on Monday at 65,047 megawatts.
- The current all-time peak record for Texas stands at 68,379 megawatts, which was set last August.
From the article:
The Texas power grid expected demand Tuesday to break the June peak record for a second day in a row and urged consumers to continue cutting back on power use to avoid straining the system as much of the state broils under triple-digit temperatures. ...