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The Heat is On

Your AC is still running thanks to solar power, storage, and large customer demand response. Here are some additional steps Texas could take to increase reliability and protect consumers

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Jun 27, 2023
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It’s a hellacious week, even by Texas standards. A heat dome is sitting over Texas, and temperatures will be well above 100 in most of the state all week. 

Unfortunately, it’s not hard to imagine this kind of heat getting worse — far worse — later this summer and especially in future years. Climate experts can’t quantify the upper bounds of what’s possib…

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