Texas heat: ERCOT issues voluntary conservation notice for tonight

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The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has announced a voluntary conservation notice for the entire state.

According to a post on Twitter, Texans are being asked to conserve power, if safe to do so, between the hours of 7 p.m. until 10 p.m. Sunday night. 

Officials said the reason for the conservation notice is due to extreme temperatures, continued high demand, and unexpected loss of thermal generation. 

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ERCOT said they are currently not in emergency operations at this time.