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Power demand record unofficially broken in Texas on Wednesday

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Public Discourse · Bluesky · this story as of 8d ago
11 distinct posts / 48h, matching Texas 11
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8d ago Sunday morning IMAX for me. I hope the Texas power grid holds. 😉 🎥 +1.0
8d ago 2/2 The former head of Texas' power grid said he was following Gov. Greg Abbott's orders when amassing billions in electricity bills during the state freeze (From 2022) Why do people vote for thes… -6.5
9d ago Texas officials prioritize corporate deregulation over human life. They’ve gutted worker safety, left a fragile, isolated power grid that relies on federal emergency bailouts to survive winters, an… -8.0
9d ago Scoop: A Key Democrat Wants to Fix the Power Grid, Texas-Style #Climate +2.5
9d ago So never mind about today’s fn stream. Another damn power outage and storms tilll TOMM. Gotta love Texas…… -4.5
10d ago My power went off about 15 min ago. They're saying 5 am before it's back on. We already have a power grid issue and Texas wants to build data centers. Fix the shit first. Luckily it's 74 and … -7.5
10d ago Without Raphael Cruz, Texas might have a functioning electrical grid he doesn't have to run away from on a yearly basis. -5.0
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
10d ago "TEXANS STILL HAVE INFERIOR POWER GRID, CAUSING DEATHS IN EXTREME WEATHER." "TEXAS POLITICIANS WILL GET RICH FROM DATA CENTERS." GREG ABBOTT IS A PIECE OF SHIT. -9.0
10d ago Lies, lies, all lies, Mr. Trump. They don’t provide many jobs and they really don’t provide service to a community…unless you believe that noise pollution and the harmful effect to our Texas water … -6.0

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T3 Texas Heat to Challenge State Grid's Power Demand Record power_demand insurancejournal.com scorching, strained, precarious
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T3 Power demand record unofficially broken in Texas on Wednesday power_demand fox4news.com stressed, pressured, fragile
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T3 Power demand record unofficially broken in Texas on Wednesday power_demand fox7austin.com strained, urgent, stressed
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T3 Power demand record unofficially broken in Texas on Wednesday power_demand fox26houston.com strained, intense, precarious
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T3 ERCOT prepares for record demand during Texas heat wave power_grid_resilience houstonpublicmedia.org strained, urgent, vigilant
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