Take a peek: New ERCOT webpage shows current & yearly demand records
For Texans wanting to take a peek at the state's peak demand records, it's as easy as a quick click.
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For Texans wanting to take a peek at the state's peak demand records, it's as easy as a quick click.
The good news is temperatures are expected to cool down soon.
The heat is continuing to take a dangerous toll on North Texans.
Of the 14 people who died from heat-related causes since July, nine people were in homes without working air conditioning or where the AC was turned off.
From 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. Thursday, ERCOT asks that residents and business owners conserve energy due to high forecasted temperatures, low wind and declining solar power generation.
ERCOT continues to ask everyone to reduce their electric use.
By Thursday and Friday, we're expecting to meet excessive heat warning criteria.
Temperatures this week could be record-breaking, reaching as high as 107 degrees in some parts of North Texas.
Labor Day often marks the end of the season for public pools and splash pads in North Texas, but not this year.
A series of giant dinosaur tracks were found in a dried up riverbed near Glen Rose, about an hour south of Fort Worth.
After months of unrelenting heat during a particularly sweltering summer, the Texas power grid's ability to meet high electricity demand hit shaky ground Aug. 17.
For the second day in a row, ERCOT is asking Texans to conserve energy.
UPS driver Christopher Begley, 57, died after working in the heat on Aug. 23.
On Tuesday, Texans were asked to cut back on their power usage between the hours of 5 and 9 p.m., but for a unique reason.
We're tracking highs in the 90s for much of the work week, but don't get used to it. The triple digit heat returns for your holiday weekend.
Experts say the soil under the concrete can shrink. When it shrinks, it weakens the structure and can't support your home.
Temperatures stay under 100° for most of the work week ahead.
It's the third hottest summer on record with five days left in the month.
The DFW will likely set another temperature record Saturday afternoon. The forecast high is 108 degrees and the current record is 106 degrees.
By 2:42 p.m., the district said power had been restored.
An excessive heat warning is in effect for North Texas until 9:00 p.m. Friday night, with feels-like temperatures up to 113 degrees.
ERCOT says it needs all Texans to reduce their electricity use until 10 p.m. Thursday to avoid an energy emergency.
Actual high temperatures will be around 106 Thursday afternoon, which could tie our current record high of 106 degrees set back in 2011.
High temperatures will be around 104 degrees Wednesday under mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. Evening lows will be in the mid 80s.
Depending on how high the temperatures soar, the restrictions will impact the speed at which the train can travel, which may cause passenger delays.
