Roasting Hot! Texans Break ERCOT Energy Use Record

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the corporation that manages the electric grid for most of the state, broke an energy record on Monday.
The record for the most electricity used in July was broken between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m.
The peak demand record was more than 70,000 megawatts. A single megawatt is enough to power 500 homes during normal conditions and only 200 homes during peak demand.
ERCOT set a new July peak demand record today, rea