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Texas faces another potential energy crisis this summer.

In a place where temperatures can reach highs of well over 90 degrees,

air conditioners stand to use a huge amount of electricity and that puts a strain on the power grid.

Sometimes energy companies take preventative measures they adjust people's thermostats automatically and remotely to save energy.

But we're learning sometimes customers have no idea their power company is doing this.

This isn't happening just in Texas, it's happening everywhere.

Here to explain is recode Sarah Morrison.

Hey Sarah.

Hey Adam.

So Sarah, tell me more about the story in Texas.

So Houston News Outlet, KHO, you reported a family.

Some, you know, noticed that their thermostat had been raised up to 78 degrees

and they sort of didn't realize why and that turned out that they had agreed to this program called smart savers Texas

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