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TEXAS — For the second time this week, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is calling for people to reduce their electricity use as temperatures soar.

Specifically, ERCOT is asking people to conserve electricity between 2 p.m. and 9 p.m. Wednesday. It stressed that no system-wide outages are expected.

The agency, which oversees the Texas power grid, made the same plea on Monday. No rolling blackouts took place that day, but energy reserves were low.

ERCOT attributed low energy reserves to record demand amid the heat wave, low wind limiting generation, forced thermal outages and cloud cover in West Texas limiting solar generation.

@ERCOT_ISO is asking Texas residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve energy between 2 and 8 p.m. Need a place to cool off? Head to a cooling center near you: https://t.co/0BscidGben. Here are some ways you can help the grid: pic.twitter.com/S5dcr1Gpeq

All electric customers are encouraged to visit the Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) Power to Save or their electric provider’s website to learn more and get information on conservation tips.

According to PUC, ways to conserve around the house include: