Dangerous impacts from the heat are expected to peak on Wednesday.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued an update about the power grid's conditions on Monday morning, in advance of a major heat wave expected to spike temperatures in southern Texas this week.Sweltering weather is expected across the southern U.S. from Texas to Florida, pushing up temperatures to more than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. In Texas, it is expected to begin on Tuesday and peak by Wednesday, with most heat-related impacts waning by Friday.
At that time, the grid continued to meet demand.Weather alerts have been issued by the National Weather Service for southern Texas as the heat moves into the region. The NWS HeatRisk index, a tool showing the forecast risk of heat-related impacts over a 24-hour period, revealed that a large swath of southern Texas was under a 'moderate' impact on Monday.
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