Supply met demand, and there were no outages. But energy experts say if it were just a few more degrees hotter in North Texas, it could have been worse.
ERCOT, the agency that manages the state's power grid, issued its first call to conserve so far this season.Supply met the demand Tuesday. But with more very hot days and weeks ahead, there could be continued strain on the grid.
"It looks like Dallas is saving us right now. Because Dallas isn’t as hot as it can get," he explained. "Austin, San Antonio and Houston are as hot as it gets. Dallas is a few degrees cooler than it can get it. It’s still hot! Well over 100. But if it was 105, we could’ve seen a different story today."At a demonstration in Prosper Monday, Cook Children's demonstrated what a person should do if they come across a child left in a car, even if the air conditioner is running.
"That’s closer than it normally is, but we are pushing the grid to its limits. This is about as hot as it gets across the state historically anyways," Rhodes said. "So we have a fair number of contingencies that we haven’t pulled yet." Members of the Dallas County Sheriff's Office courtesy patrol will be ready with extra water when they assist stranded drivers. It also means increased calls for help from people who suffer flat tires due to the heat.
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