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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Kayla Guo

Texas’ energy demand may exceed supply in 2026, but experts caution against panic

Air conditioning units at the Oak Timbers apartment complex in Fort Worth on Sept. 9, 2023.
The state's power grid manager says one of its forecast scenarios shows electricity demand exceeding supply in Texas as soon as next summer (Credit: Evan L'Roy for The Texas Tribune)

Texas’ main grid operator on Thursday forecast that the state’s growing demand for power could surpass its available energy supply beginning in summer 2026.

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