Texas power use hits record again amid heat wave
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Texas power use hits record again amid heat wave

(Reuters) -Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday for the second time this week and ninth time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a

   

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(Reuters) – Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday for the second time this week and ninth time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said power use reached a preliminary 83,961 megawatts (MW), which topped the most recent record high of 83,854 MW on Monday.

(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)

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