Record-high temperatures across much of North Texas have influenced two Denton County cities to implement planned power outages.The city of Sanger has said the heat is straining its systems and some residents may experience rolling outages Saturday and Sunday. The outages for City of Sanger Electric customers will occur between 3 and 8 p.m., the city said in a Facebook post.Officials said outages will last about 30 minutes, with an hour between each one.“Please continue to conserve energy, the city said in the post. “This will help reduce the time span for the outages.”Breaking NewsGet the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.The city, about 45 miles northwest of downtown Dallas, had anticipated rolling outages from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday but said later they were not necessary.Residents in Argyle who are Oncor customers will experience a planned outage overnight Friday. Oncor is increasing equipment capacity in the area as it has reached “maximum capacity and August temperatures are stressing the equipment more,” the city said in a post on its website.If the equipment fails, the city said it’ll result in an 18-hour power outage to repair and replace it. Power will be disrupted at 11 p.m. and will remain out until upgrades are finished, which should take no more than five hours, officials said.“Oncor has agreed to complete this project in the middle of the night to provide the least disruption to households and take advantage of lower temperatures,” officials said.Related:ERCOT calls for energy conservation with Texas projected to break power demand recordsNorth Texas has recorded 38 days of at least 100 degrees, more than the typical summer of around 20 triple-digit days. On Thursday, the high was 109 at DFW International Airport — a record for the year that was matched Friday.The intense heat pushed the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to issue a voluntary conservation notice for Thursday. Electricity demand fell short of an all-time record of 85,435 megawatts set Aug. 10.At 3:30 p.m. Friday, ERCOT data showed, demand reached 85,448 megawatts, an unofficial record.No relief from the heat appears to be in sight for the next few days. The latest forecast from KXAS-TV (NBC5) has the high at 108 on Saturday and 110 on Sunday.High temperatures are forecast to remain in the triple digits in North Texas throughout next week.Related:Highest temperature of 2023 recorded Thursday, but Friday will likely be hotter, NWS says
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