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San Antonio Is Baking in Triple-Digit Heat as ERCOT Forecasts Record Peak Demand Above 92 GW

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
30 distinct posts / 48h, matching Demand 18 Record 7 Peak 6 ERCOT 2 Triple 1
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8d ago Support clean power, Indigenous rights, and jobs with an east-west grid. Canada’s electricity demand will double, or even triple, by 2050. We need a power grid that is fit for the future that provi… ×2 +7.0
10d ago Texas currently has over 19,000 active wind turbines across the state, making it the top wind energy producer in the country. These turbines account for more than 42 gigawatts of installed capacity… +5.0
10d ago I am just glad they’ve been upgrading lines and trimming trees. We live in rural East Texas but are NOT on the ERCOT Texas power grid - which is a very good thing. Losing power in July or August ca… +2.5
9d ago [1/3] 2026-07-17 18:52:34 - 【42.527 million kilowatts! The "record high" load of Shanghai Power Grid two days ago has become history] The sustained high temperature weather has once again boosted t… -2.0
9d ago The base fee on my electric grid bill has had multiple record increases in a row. By some miracle of a coincidence, the company has at the same time paid record sums to the shareholders. And it's a… -7.0
10d ago [3/4] Jiangsu has been rising steadily. As of noon on July 16, the electricity load of the entire network in four cities including Suzhou, Changzhou, Nantong, and Taizhou has hit record highs. Amon… ×2 -2.0
10d ago [2/4] extreme value. This is the first time since the “15th Five-Year Plan” that Jiangsu Power Grid has rewritten its load record. The highest power load of Jiangsu Power Grid has exceeded 100 mill… ×2 -2.5
10d ago Heat Wave Strain: Waterloo Region's Record Temps and Power Grid #IESO #HeatWave #WaterlooRegion #ExtremeHeat #AirQuality #EnergyDemand -4.0
8d ago “Iran has told its citizens to turn off their air conditioning during peak hours as the country's power grid came under strain amid US strikes.” -4.5
8d ago IRAN MORPHED INTO MAMDANI’S NEW YORK SO QUICKLY, I HARDLY EVEN NOTICED: Iran issues grim new order to citizens after US strikes ‘hit power plants’ as conflict spirals. Iran has told its citizens to… -7.0
8d ago Iran tells citizens to turn off AC to preserve power grid after US strikes https://www.europesays.com/iran/210999/ Sweltering Iranians were warned by their rulers Friday to shut off their air con… -5.0
9d ago [3/4] power was 27.91 million kilowatt hours. During this year's peak summer season, China Southern Power Grid and State Grid will combine the supply and demand situation of the two networks, ×2 +1.0
9d ago "Peak negotiating skills" right here. Trump thought threatening Iran’s power grid was a flex, but his escalation just greenlit the Houthis to hold global oil shipping hostage at Bab el-Mandeb. His … -7.5
9d ago We have a flat roof without any shade cast on it. What makes these spaces unqualified for passive solar. And you can't tell me that generating extra electricity during peak load wouldn't change the… +5.0
8d ago Countries w/the most data centers. Notice how many in China w/pop. @ 1.4 bill. vs US w/pop. @ 350 mill. US power grid lacks ability for demand increase, H2O shortages, unregulated mass surveillanc… -4.0
8d ago www.canada.ca/en/natural-r... Today’s announcement demonstrates how the federal government is supporting the modernization of Canada’s electricity system, helping to reduce GHG emissions and prepa… +6.0
8d ago seems like if New York’s electric grid is already struggling to keep up with current demand, then we should not be forced to accommodate data centers when they can be built nearly anywhere else in … -4.0
8d ago #Datacentres aren’t just huge energy consumers; they are also testing the power grid in new ways, through unpredictable demand. spectrum.ieee.org/data-centers... -1.0
8d ago Blue Hydrogen Market Growth Projected USD 38,820 Million, at a 53.1% CAGR by Driving Global Demand and Trends Till 2035 | Power Grid Today www.powergridtoday.com/article/9268... +3.5
9d ago Let's just keep building data centers when we don't have the supply to support the increasing demand. And then throw in heatwaves and a power grid in desperate need of modernization. Yea, sounds… -7.0
9d ago 🔎 As demand from data centers continues to grow, FERC is taking a closer look at how those facilities connect to the electric grid. American households should not pay the hidden costs associated wi… -3.0
9d ago AI-related demand within the largest U.S. power grid continues to keep pushing power bills higher for the 67 million Americans served by PJM Interconnection. www.axios.com/2026/07/16/a... -3.5
9d ago 🌎 Story of the Day: New Jersey is letting data centers fund home energy upgrades to help reduce overall demand on the power grid. +4.0
9d ago Picture this: it's a hot day in July. The electric grid is subject to extreme strain as Californians try to stay cool. Enter: the Demand Side Grid Support program. @leahstokes.bsky.social explain… +5.0
9d ago #Iraq Jul 16 2011 Report In summer demand for power reached 14,000mw Only 8,000mw delivered Heat knocked out power grid Some provinces had 16 hr blackouts Govt said it would produce 27,000mw by 201… -6.0
9d ago "This investment is strengthening the local grid, supporting the integration of renewable energy and ensuring the Cooperative’s electricity grid is prepared to meet growing electricity demand while… +6.0
10d ago 'Tunisia introduced rolling power cuts on Wednesday to protect its electricity grid from overload as an intense heatwave pushed temperatures close to 48°C in parts of the country, driving a sharp s… -5.0
10d ago Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage… +6.5
10d ago Meta data centre will use 1.8 gigawatts and be connected to Alberta’s power grid, relying heavily on natural gas, creating a massive strain on Alberta’s grid, rapidly ramping up the demand for and … -8.0
10d ago UK electric power grid braces for surge in demand as 30 million kettles switched on simultaneously. -4.5

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T3 San Antonio Is Baking in Triple-Digit Heat as ERCOT Forecasts Record Peak Demand Above 92 GW 📄 power_demand natureworldnews.com oppressive, strained, dangerous
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T3 Texas power grid could see record demand this week because of high heat, tropical storm power_demand fox4news.com strained, alarming, urgent
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T3 Texas power grid could see record demand this week because of high heat, tropical storm power_demand fox7austin.com overloaded, sweltering, threatened
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