(Reuters) – The Texas power grid said Tuesday that it has sufficient resources to meet demand this week as consumers crank up their air conditioners to escape unseasonably hot weather after usage soared to a monthly record on Monday. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the grid for most of the state, said demand rose to 70,703 megawatts (MW) on Monday, breaking the prior monthly record of 67,271 MW set in May 2018. That is surprising since temperatures in Houston, the biggest city in Texas, hit just 88 degrees Fahrenheit (31.1 Celsius) on Monday, only a few degree…