Worried about power outages in Texas during this winter storm? Here’s what to know.
After a statewide blackout in 2021 and a massive Austin outage in 2023, cold weather means energy anxiety for many in Central Texas.
Wintry mix of precipitation could cause Texas power outages, but ERCOT says statewide grid is ready
Snow, sleet and freezing rain across Central and South Texas could bring down power lines, causing localized outages beginning Monday evening.
Power outage leaves Texas news station in the dark
On Wednesday, a fire broke out in downtown Amarillo at 610 SE 11th Street. At KAMR Local 4 News the show must go on so following an area power outage the 6 p.m. newscast went on in the dark.
See South Texas power outage map as arctic blast brings below-freezing temperatures
In the Corpus Christi area, a winter storm warning inland and a winter weather advisory remains in effect through 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the local office of the National Weather Service. Total snow and sleet accumulations up to 1 inch and ice accumulations up to one-tenth of an inch are possible. Winds gusts could be as high as 40 mph.
See Texas power outage maps as second arctic blast brings chances of snow, ice
Another Arctic blast of freezing temperatures will test the ERCOT grid during this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend and early next week.
Freezing temperatures for North Texas, winter storm to the south
A winter storm will impact Central and Southeast Texas on Tuesday, including cities like Brownsville, San Antonio, Fredericksburg, Austin, College Station, Victoria, Houston, and Beaumont/Port Arthur,
POWER OUTAGES: Outages down to 650 customers as most lights back on in Port Aransas
There were big outages Tuesday morning in Corpus Christi, Port Aransas, Portland, Kingsville, Hebbronville, Robstown and ...
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Lending programs help Texans make homes more resilient against power outages
Things like generators and microgrids are on the rise because of electricity reliability concerns in the state. For low- and middle-income Texans, a new and expanding lending program is also helping ...
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Texas winter storm: Tracking number of power outages across southeast Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As a winter storm bears down on southeast Texas, there are concerns if the power will stay on. The following chart rounds up the number of current power outages by ...
Northern San Angelo affected by power outage — when will it end?
A power outage occurred during the nighttime hours of Wednesday, Jan. 22, reportedly causing hundreds of customer outages across in parts of San Angelo. Here’s why it happened and when ...
Houston saw measurable snow for the first time since 2021. So why weren't there any mass outages?
More than 99% of CenterPoint Energy's Houston-area customers maintained power through the freeze, and ERCOT didn't order ...
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Utility companies say they're ready for winter storm hitting southeast Texas
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- As the weather begins to ... about drivers who could crash into power poles. After mass power outages during Hurricane Beryl a few months ago, CenterPoint told ABC13 ...
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Entergy Texas Receives Approval on Texas Future Ready Resiliency Plan
The plan is expected to reduce outage times by an estimated 1 billion minutes after severe weather events, over the next 50 years.
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Thousands of power outages reported in the Coastal Bend during extreme cold
More than 28,000 customers are experiencing power outages throughout the state of Texas, according to the AEP Texas power ...