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Another Hot Summer May Bring Rolling Blackouts

In a new report, the state's electric grid operator has predicted another summer of above-average heat. And as Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas, that means Texans can expect another summer of close calls.

By Mose Buchele, KUT NewsMarch 2, 2012, 6:00 a.m. CentralUpdated March 2, 2012, 6:00 a.m. Central

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Another Hot Summer May Bring Rolling Blackouts

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<p>In a new report, the state's electric grid operator has predicted another summer of above-average heat. And as Mose Buchele of <a href="http://kut.org/">KUT News</a> reports for <a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/03/01/why-another-hot-summer-may-bring-blackouts/">StateImpact Texas</a>, that means Texans can expect another summer of close calls. Read the full story at&nbsp;<a href="http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/03/01/why-another-hot-summer-may-bring-blackouts/">StateImpact Texas</a>.</p>
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Another Hot Summer May Bring Rolling Blackouts

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In a new report, the state's electric grid operator has predicted another summer of above-average heat. And as Mose Buchele of KUT News reports for StateImpact Texas, that means Texans can expect another summer of close calls. Read the full story at StateImpact Texas.

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