It’s another day of excessive heat in Central Texas. Temperatures are expected to go into the triple digits — again. And the heat index, which is a combination of the heat and humidity levels, is expected to hit 120.
Austin Energy responded to two equipment malfunctions that led to outages over the weekend. The public utility said they were caused by demand and high temperatures.
"You've kind of got a double impact there where you've got a lot of load — meaning a lot of current — going through an electrical distribution system, specifically wires and circuits,” Matt Mitchell, a spokesperson with Austin Energy, said. “And then you also have extremely high temperatures that are sustained throughout the day and into the days in procession."
The high temperatures caused some of the system to malfunction, Mitchell said, and"there's no real way to weatherize" that equipment. To keep your home cool without running up your energy bill, Mitchell recommends keeping your blinds down, your doors shut and your lights off. Use fans instead of the A/CAustin has opened cooling centers at its parks and recreation facilities and libraries for residents who need to get out of the heat. More information on that can be found
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