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Over six weeks since late July, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ weekly average peak loads all exceeded a record set in 2023, the Energy Information Administration said.
Published Sept. 8, 2026
Service technicians install the foundation for a transmission tower at the CenterPoint Energy power plant on June 10, 2022, in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas' long-term load forecast projects continually increasing peak loads, which reach 154 GW by 2035.
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