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Texans told to turn down AC and limit appliance use to avoid blackouts

By Breanne Deppisch
Published July 11, 2022 6:37pm ET
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Texans told to turn down AC and limit appliance use to avoid blackouts
Transmission towers near the Dominion Power Substation in Loudoun County, Virginia | (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Texas’s grid operator asked residents to conserve their power use to avoid straining the state’s electric grid, as the heat index soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit in many parts of the state.

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