ROTATING OUTAGE UPDATE at 5:40 a.m.: Due to the severity of weather + condition of the electric grid, rotating outages in our area are lasting longer than the expected duration. To serve critical loads + protect the overall reliability of the grid, customers experiencing (1/4)
— Austin Energy (@austinenergy) February 15, 2021
@AustinEnergyGM: “The situation continues to worsen across TX and here in Austin. Austin Energy implemented required outages early Monday morning, doing our part to help stabilize the ERCOT grid. The required outages are more extensive than anyone expected and do not allow (3/4)
— Austin Energy (@austinenergy) February 15, 2021
(Bloomberg) – The energy crisis that crippled Texas’s power system .. is deepening with at least four million people across the central U.S. taking turns being plunged into darkness to avoid a total collapse of their grids.
(h/t @TheStalwart) t.co/XRVsgYxy2Z
— Carl Quintanilla (@carlquintanilla) February 16, 2021
3,845,168 customers without power right now in Texas – UP BY 173,103 customers in about half an hour
Will update numbers in this post as day goes on –
6:15 EST – 1,678,700
6:30 EST – 1,834,260
6:57 EST – 2,068,765
7:47 EST – 2,382,119
9:08 EST – 2,506,020
11:23EST – 2,702,881
11:46EST – 2,671,753
12:00EST – 2,703,967
12:30EST – 2,783,429
12:45EST – 2,798,806
1:26 EST – 2,802,978
1;56 EST – 2,768,655
2:15 EST – 2,816,078
2:46 EST – 2,842,736
3:30 EST – 3,462,291
3:54 EST – 3,688,367
4:20 EST – 3,828,965
4:33 EST – 3,830,568
4:53 EST – 3,842,764
5:11 EST – 3,695,837
5:33 EST – 3,691,640
5:43 EST – 3,690,886
6:03 EST – 3,569,290
6:25 EST – 3,573,303
7:30 EST – 3,672,065
8:06 EST – 3,845,168
green means better!
This isn’t just a Texas energy crisis anymore, it’s a crisis across several states, affecting millions, and threatening things like vaccine distribution. Must read here from @WeatherSullivan and @naurtorious t.co/guQQ8opHee pic.twitter.com/YkGIU1kfsD
— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) February 16, 2021
Due to power outages, there is now no running water in the city of Abilene, Texas (population 124,000)t.co/33chTpHpsF pic.twitter.com/6Laz3HxKki
— Steve Lookner (@lookner) February 16, 2021
h/t beeches