Rolling Blackouts Question (Austin, Tyler, San Marcos: hotel, purchasing, vouchers)

[ashbeeigh]

Originally Posted by CarnivalGal

Sounds like you guys are actually rolling the blackouts. Austin's not doing that. Your power here is either off for 2 days or on - there's no going back and forth.

Or maybe they don’t have as many damaged power lines as we do.

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by scot892

We been out of power since this morning, hope it comes back up soon since my apartment is at 39. Looks like pipes froze too since I got no water here in 78745.

From what I have read, they expect it to remain off for 48 Hours

Originally Posted by ashbeeigh

Or maybe they don’t have as many damaged power lines as we do.

I initially thought it was damaged infrastructure but after reading, they are not cycling the power. The areas that they disabled will overload the grid if they re-enable them which is why they are keeping them off, other areas in the grid have critical infrastructure so they can't disable them.

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/aus...itions-improve

Austin Energy says that customers experiencing a power outage as directed by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas will remain out until conditions improve.

[CarnivalGal]

Originally Posted by ashbeeigh

Or maybe they don’t have as many damaged power lines as we do.

City officials have said the outages are not due to damaged lines but the "rolling" blackouts.

[scot892]

[quote=Need4Camaro;60409310 From what I have read, they expect it to remain off for 48 Hours /QUOTE]

Wouldn't that suck.its almost literally freezing in my apartment, it'll be freezing by night and with no hot water or any water, going to be rough 48 hrs. Guess I might have to charge my almost dead phone in my car if that's the case.

[Need4Camaro]

Originally Posted by scot892

Wouldn't that suck.its almost literally freezing in my apartment, it'll be freezing by night and with no hot water or any water, going to be rough 48 hrs. Guess I might have to charge my almost dead phone in my car if that's the case.

I feel you, even with power its still uncomfortably cold in my home. I would be bitter pissed if I came to find I had to deal with this for 48 hours without power.

[ashbeeigh]

Del Valle and Austin ISD have cancelled classes through at least Thursday.

[CarnivalGal]

[quote=scot892;60409508]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro;60409310 From what I have read, they expect it to remain off for 48 Hours /QUOTE

Wouldn't that suck.its almost literally freezing in my apartment, it'll be freezing by night and with no hot water or any water, going to be rough 48 hrs. Guess I might have to charge my almost dead phone in my car if that's the case.

My mom is currently charging her phone in her car. She has propane for the grill, so she can cook. She can light her gas stove with a lighter to heat water.

[ashbeeigh]

Greg Abbott’s tweet:

The Texas power grid has not been compromised.

The ability of some companies that generate the power has been frozen.

This includes the natural gas & coal generators.

They are working to get generation back on line.

ERCOT & PUC are prioritizing residential consumers.

[CarnivalGal]

Originally Posted by ashbeeigh

Greg Abbott’s tweet:

This has everything to do with Texas being the only state on its own grid. But, hey, glad we aren't subject to all those federal regulations to, you know, prevent things like this from happening.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-s...ge-11613425923

[ashbeeigh]

Originally Posted by CarnivalGal

This has everything to do with Texas being the only state on its own grid. But, hey, glad we aren't subject to all those federal regulations to, you know, prevent things like this from happening.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-s...ge-11613425923

Id love to read that but it’s behind a paywall.