Weather & Science
Texas Sets New Electricity Record, Faces More Tests From Freeze
- Ercot urges people to conserve energy Tuesday morning
- Texas grid holds up Monday despite record demand for winter
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Texas faces another power grid test Tuesday after surviving record winter demand as freezing weather strains electricity systems across North America.
While the state’s grid held up Monday, its operator issued a conservation plea for 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. Tuesday morning. It’ll be next in a series of challenges for a system that suffered deadly failures three years earlier during a similar winter storm.