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Texas grid operator urges electricity conservation as heat wave drives up demand

Even though a punishing heat wave across Texas drove record high power demand in recent days, Texans avoided rolling blackouts Monday after the Electric Reliability Council of Texas requested that they cut back on their energy use. And an ERCOT spokesperson told The Texas Tribune on Monday that the grid operator does not expect rolling blackouts this week.

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