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Will Texas’ energy grid continue to function in the face of extreme weather?

As summer arrives, residents in Texas are especially feeling the heat with no end in sight.

Two consecutive days earlier this week, the state’s power grid set records with its highest-ever demand for a single day in June. On Tuesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which oversees the state’s power grid, asked residents to conserve electricity as temperatures climb late in the day.