Hot weather sets power-usage record in Texas
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it set a new record the afternoon of July 8 as consumers used an hourly average of 62,786 megawatts of power between 4 and 5 p.m. That broke the record of 62,339 megawatts set on August 17, 2006.
A megawatt is enough electricity to power about 200 average homes during hot summer weather.
ERCOT is the electric grid operator for much of the state.
Austin set a record July 8 with a high of 106 at Camp Mabry, breaking the record of 105 set in 1939. The high of 105 at Austin Bergstrom International Airport broke the record of 102 set in 1956.
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MONTREAL - Quebec Premier François Legault has closed the door on nuclear power, at least for now.
"For the time being, we're not touching it," said Legault when asked about the subject at a press scrum in New York on Tuesday.
The government is looking for new sources of energy. In an interview with The Canadian Press at Quebec's official residence in New York, Legault said there are a number of avenues to explore:
- Energy efficiency.
- Negotiations with Newfoundland and Labrador over Churchill Falls and Gull Island.
- Upgrading existing dams and building new ones.
"Nuclear power is not on the agenda," he said.
Yet the premier seemed…
