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The heat will drive Texas energy use to new highs and test the resilience of the state’s electric grid ahead of what’s expected to be a scorching summer.

Texas grid operators say Friday's call for conservation shows the system is working as intended. Some independent analysts say the latest grid assessment downplays the likelihood of extreme scenarios.

El deseo del gobernador de reducir las expectativas de los residentes puede provenir del temor a que se le responsabilice por apagones locales en un año electoral.

For some Texans, a blackout could be a death sentence. They and their supporters are calling on the state to do more to protect them.

Unlike in February, the supply disruption did not translate into problems for the electric grid. But, energy experts say, it shows Texas has more work to do to safeguard its energy infrastructure against weather-related blackouts.

The company has filed to sell electricity on the Texas market, which would be a first step in “breaking away” from the 20th century retail model, says a Texas Monthly reporter.

“The Disconnect: Power, Politics and the Texas Blackout,” a new podcast from the award-winning KUT newsroom in Austin, looks at more than a century of events that led up to the February blackout— and what happens now.

Update at 5:11 p.m.: ERCOT says operations have returned to normal, but it is still encouraging conservation. Our original post follows: For the second...

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Texas is hunkering down for another summer of scorching heat—and that will likely mean record-breaking power demand once again.However, as Houston Public…