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.
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Record-high power demand and faltering electricity sources have tested the grid this month, forcing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to dig deep into its toolbox to keep power flowing.