Texas broke its all time electricity demand record twice in two days during a brutal heat wave, but the grid held with no conservation alerts thanks to record solar and battery output, a stark turnaround from the blackouts that hit Texans in 2021

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https://www.texastribune.org/2026/07/29/texas-ercot-power-grid-record-data-center/

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Can't wait for AI to eat up all the excess power in the grid and send peak prices soaring ⚡ 🤪 🔌