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ERCOT board discuss plans for winter season
ERCOT leaders are looking for enough back-up power for 600,000 homes per-hour as we head into the winter months. They expect a volatile season ahead and just put a request in for proposal at an early Tuesday morning meeting. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan has the story.
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ERCOT board discusses record-breaking summer, plans for winter season
On Tuesday, the agency that manages the state’s electric grid came together to talk about the winter season.
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ERCOT to hold board meeting about electric grid amid colder temperatures
NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen tells us how the agency is preparing the power grid as winter approaches.
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North Texas woman keeps track of temperatures through crochet
If you want to know what the high temperature is for the day, you probably turn on the news or check an app on your phone. Noelle Walker shows us another more creative way to find out.
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Want to know how hot/cold it's been this year? Check the temperature blanket
A Denton woman is using her crafty crochet skills to keep track of the ever-changing North Texas weather.
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First responders, community desperate for relief from never-ending heat wave
This is a North Texas summer for the record books, with Dallas County reporting 13 heat-related deaths and Tarrant County reporting 14 heat-related deaths.
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Another scorcher and first responders save a baby from a hot car
This is a North Texas summer for the record books, with Dallas County reporting 13 heat-related deaths and Tarrant County reporting 14 heat-related deaths. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports first responders are feeling burned out.
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Eyes of Texans once again on power grid
Once again ERCOT is calling on Texans to conserve energy by raising thermostats and conserve energy as electricity demand outpaces supply.
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How cutting back electricity usage for an hour or two helps the Texas power grid
Once again ERCOT is calling on Texans to conserve energy by raising thermostats and conserve energy as electricity demand outpaces supply. NBC 5’s Alicia Barrera spoke to energy experts about the power supply.
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Triple digit heat has negative impact on North Texas businesses
The triple-digit temperatures in Texas have had a negative impact on many businesses. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil talked to North Texas businesses taking a hit during the summer heatwave.
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Summer heat impacted North Texas lake levels
Sunday’s much-needed rain wasn’t enough to help raise lake levels across the region but it did create some pretty choppy conditions causing some people to take shelter. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero shows us how the heat, drought and increased water usage is putting a damper on the perfect way to close out the Summer.
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Showcasing the latest trends at Avara
Beat the heat while staying stylish with the latest trends from Avara.
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UPS delivery driver who collapsed in North Texas heat dies at the hospital, company says
Christopher Begley, a United Parcel Service package car driver, was delivering in the Farmersville area Aug. 23, when he notified UPS that he was not feeling well, the company said in a written statement.
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Heat-related illness death count continues to climb
As this record-heat persists the number of North Texans losing their life from a heat-related illness continues to climb.
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Dallas County reports 9 heat-related deaths so far this summer
Doctor Philip Huang, the director of Dallas County Health and Human Services, adds the number will rise after the medical examiner’s office completes death investigations in August.
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Heat-related emergency room visits balloon in North Texas
Heat-related illnesses are a serious matter. At Parkland Health’s emergency room, this year’s visits are nearly six times what they were last year.
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Heat-related visits to hospital emergency rooms on the rise
Whether you’ve lived in North Texas for 20 years or 2 days the heat is no joke. Candace Sweat went digging through heat reports and found some numbers that are a little surprising. At Parkland Health’s emergency room; this year’s heat related visits are six times what they were last year. She talked with North Texans about how they’re handling...
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ERCOT president explains calls for energy conservation
ERCOT announced it will issue a new Weather Watch beginning Wednesday over concerns about supply and demand during this heatwave. NBC 5’s Phil Prazan talked to ERCOT’s president and CEO Pablo Vegas about what comes after voluntary request to conserve energy.
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What it means when ERCOT asks us to use less energy and what can happen if we don't?
Temperatures have been so high recently the state’s energy grid operator, ERCOT, asked Texans to voluntarily cut back on energy – twice in the past few days.
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Work to give back continues despite the brutal heat
An excessive heat warning and fire risks are in effect for North Texas until late Sunday evening. Still, people are stepping up to meet the needs of others despite the ongoing oppressive temperatures.