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The price of electricity – crucial for air conditioning – has surged in the U.S. state of Texas in the last few days.
Just as parts of the state continue to swelter in a heatwave that is pushing temperatures well above 100 Fahrenheit or 38 degrees Celsius.
Caroline Malone reports from Austin.
IN: Large parts of Texas
OUT: Caroline Malone in Austin Texas.
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