July 19 — The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates that grid that covers most of the state, says demand peaked at 73,259 megawatts between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Thursday, breaking the previous hour’s record of 72,691 megawatts. The previous record of 71,438 megawatts was only one day old, having been set between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday.
— CBS DFW
Is a policy analyst consultant for TCAP, a coalition of political subdivisions in Texas that purchase electricity in the deregulated market for their own governmental use. Because energy costs are typically a significant budget item to our members, TCAP is consistently looking for ways to save our members money, through cost-saving contracts, energy efficiency or demand response programs.