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TexasTowelie

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Wed Aug 5, 2015, 10:45 PM Aug 2015

Heat wave pushes Texas power grid to all-time record

High summer temperatures pushed the Texas power grid to a record high today, and with forecasters predicting more steamy weather ahead more records could be coming.

As air conditioners ramped up between 4 and 5 p.m., power demand reached 68,459 megawatts, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. That appeared to beat the previous all-time record set in August 2011 of 68,305 megawatts, though ERCOT warned Wednesday’s tally could change.

“With temperatures expected to continue to rise tomorrow and Friday, we likely will see even higher demand the remainder of the week,” ERCOT Chief Operating Officer Brad Jones said in a statement.

Temperatures at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport reached 101 degrees around 4pm., with a heat index of 107 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures across Texas are expected to reach above 100 degrees through early next week, ERCOT said.

Read more: http://bizbeatblog.dallasnews.com/2015/08/heat-wave-pushes-texas-power-grid-to-all-time-record.html/

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Heat wave pushes Texas power grid to all-time record (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 2015 OP
Part of Obama's Jade Wave invasion of Texas Midnight Writer Aug 2015 #1

Midnight Writer

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1. Part of Obama's Jade Wave invasion of Texas
Thu Aug 6, 2015, 01:11 AM
Aug 2015

He is obviously using the HAARP array to cause a heat wave in Texas. This will cause white folk to stay indoors and be oblivious to the military takeover.

Meanwhile, the heat will be conducive to "Obama's people", whose heritage in equatorial climes will give them a natural advantage over the light-skinned Texans whose ancestors hail from Northern climates.

Wake up, people, before it is too late!

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