With Texas temperatures climbing to triple digits, families are getting out of the house to conserve energy.

“I like summertime. I enjoy summertime,” said Mary Kosub.

The kids are out of school for the summer. So Kosub is spending quality time with her family at Hemisfair Park in San Antonio.

“We decided to come out here and bring the grandkids and let them cool off,” said Kosub.

The heat is getting intense. So Kosub is thankful for the shade.

“Just enjoying the day, and thank you Jesus it’s cloudy outside,” said Kosub.

Energy companies are working to keep residents happy. CPS Energy has developed a color-coded energy conservation system to keep customers informed.

“It’s four different colors that are all associated with the anticipated demand for that day. The demand for energy,” said CPS Energy Public Relations Manager Dana Sotoodeh.

The energy provider just issued its first “yellow day” alert of 2023.

“‘Yellow days,’ those are days are days we’re expecting it to be extremely hot,” Sotoodeh said. “We’re expecting to see way more demand on our grid.”

On these peak energy demand days, CPS asks customers to conserve energy between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. and avoid using large appliances like the oven, washer and dryer.

“Every megawatt that we can save helps our grid and helps us to keep the lights on for our community,” Sotoodeh said.

Even with multiple record-breaking heat days last year, San Antonio stayed at the green and yellow energy conservation levels, never experiencing the risk of power loss.

“Orange and red are only when ERCOT tells us, ‘Hey we need more conservation,’ Sotoodeh said. “We haven’t had one of these days last year and we hope not to have one of those days this year.”

Back at the splash pad, Kosub isn’t too concerned about a potential power grid failure.

“If it happens, it happens,” Mary said. “If it doesn’t, it’s even better.”