(Reuters) – Demand for power in Texas hit a record high on Wednesday for the second time this week and ninth time this summer as homes and businesses powered their air conditioners to escape a lingering heat wave.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said power use reached a preliminary 83,961 megawatts (MW), which topped the most recent record high of 83,854 MW on Monday.
(Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Sandra Maler)
