According to the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA), at the end of summer 2011, Texas had suffered the driest 10 months since record keeping began in 1895. Rivers, like the Brazos, actually dried up. And if that wasn’t enough, the dry weather came with brutal heat. So brutal, that seven cities recorded at least 80 [...]
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ERCOT calls for energy conservation this weekend
Posted in Efficiency, Global Warming, Utilities, tagged Air conditioning, electric reliability council of texas, electricity, energy conservation office, Energy Efficiency, Public utilities commission, Texas, Thermostat on August 26, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Its predicted that the entire state will have record temperatures this weekend. Please take all measures to avoid using unnecessary energy. They might have a hurricane on the east coast but we have a heat wave in Texas and there might not be enough electricity to go around. Statement from ERCOT CEO Trip Doggett on [...]

















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