ROLLING BLACKOUTS — THEY’RE NOT JUST FOR CALIFORNIA, ANYMORE: With a near record cold spell, Texas power grid warns of rotating outages if electricity demand overwhelms supply.
Rolling power outages could sweep across the state through Tuesday if demand outpaces supply as expected because of the bitter cold. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the state’s power grid, emphasized Texans should reduce energy consumption as temperatures dropped. The grid could reach unprecedented winter demands, said Dan Woodfin, ERCOT’s senior director of … Read more