Californians and Texans urged to conserve energy as temperatures soar
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Heatwave blankets US south-west as officials call on residents to avoid putting undue stress on the electric grid'
California and Texas urged residents to conserve energy to reduce stress on the grid and avoid outages as homes and businesses crank up air conditioners to escape a scorching heatwave blanketing the US south-west.
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