."And we will learn from this also, and we will come up with strategies to make sure there are available sources of power and energy so that things like this do not happen again."A woman walks through falling snow in San Antonio, Feb. 14, 2021. Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S., prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texas's Gulf Coast.
In the Houston area, 1.3 million people remain without power, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Tuesday. Nearly 800 people are being housed in warming centers, which are at full capacity.Customers use the light from a cell phone to look in the meat section of a grocery store Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, in Dallas. Even though the store lost power, it was open for cash only sales.
"This is typically done through rotating outages, which are controlled, temporary interruptions of electric service," ERCOT said in a statement obtained by ABC News."This type of demand reduction is only used as a last resort to preserve the reliability of the electric system as a whole."To help conserve energy, ERCOT asked residents to close their blinds, unplug unused appliances, wait to do laundry for a few days, wear warmer clothes and put the heat at 68 degrees.
ERCOT said Tuesday,"The number of controlled outages we have to do remains high. We are optimistic that we will be able to reduce the number throughout the day."Snowplows works to clear the road during a winter storm Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City. Snow and ice blanketed large swaths of the U.S. on Sunday, prompting canceled flights, making driving perilous and reaching into areas as far south as Texasâ Gulf Coast, where snow and sleet were expected overnight.
"Due to the winter storm and dangerous conditions, the CDC has put vaccine shipments on hold," the Texas Department of State Health Services said."We are not expecting deliveries to occur until at least Wednesday. Many local vaccine providers have postponed clinics since it is not safe for people to be out across much of Texas right now. Vaccination will resume as soon as it is safe and local conditions allow.
I wonder if all the Republicans are still denying climate change?
Hey looks like Michigan!
It’s like they are on their own island for power, despite being on a massive continent with 48 other states that could help them. But their Republican leadership doesn’t understand how being a part of a big country is a benefit. Texas first. 🙄
All the windmills froze solid with snow and freezing rain, enjoy your frozen kale
Texas' privatized system is not connected with any other grid. This a Texas-made problem for Texans to solve alone. Do not involve the American taxpayer with bailing out them & their unregulated power companies. Hopefully, this wealthy state has a rainy-day fund to help them.
Call out Trump and Cruz! They might have a Q explanation for this!
When U.S. conservatives blamed China for the global COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing, Democratic Party, MSM went on the offensive, unleashing a massive disinformation campaign to shift blame to America & Trump, labeling anything not inline with CCP as conspiracy theory discrediting it.
Climate change? Of course in that trumpy state manybe it still does not exist. True, it may have zero to do with climate change, but the menace looms.
Where is biden 😏 let's see how he handles this one..
Visit uganda where REFUGEES are welcome BUT NOT JEFFEREYSMITHtDESPERADO A WELL ORGANISED RING OF OPPORTUNISTIC CROOKS THAT DESTABILISE AFRICA FOR NEWS TO SELL, YOUTUBE,PODCAST,FACEBOOK CONTENT ETC. IF SAY I BUMPED INTO THEM AT THE AIRPORT I WOULD TELL.
ABC News , do a PSA regarding folks turn their faucets to allow water to drip thru. This will prevent frozen and burst water pipes. Many folks that far south have no clue of all the crazy stuff this type of cold can do.
How the Warming Arctic Helped Drive a Deep Freeze Into Texas:
Senators and Representatives of Texas are you back home, helping constituents are just tweeting and complaining about Democrats as usual. Maybe not you need President Biden and federal funds. Cruz you usually don’t like helping other/certain states in a crisis.
If your power is back turn off your water heater my house and couple of others in my neighborhood are overflowed as in now cuz the water pipes broke out.
It's like 2020 went away, put on a wig of ice and snow, and came back as 2021. We still have most of 2020's issues, but now with more issues. (It took me 2 minutes to type this out because my hands are frozen here in Texas). ❄❄❄❄❄❄❄❄ health TexasBlackout
Don't worry the subsidies to those energy companies and profits are secured
Tell them they should have raked the forests and that would have prevented the cold. Isn’t that how it works?
I will never forget you in my life, you changed my life financially, may God grant you all your heart desires markdonaldAmeli
Tell them to ask lyin Ted for help, he will be real helpful, not.
I was assured by tedcruz that power grid problems only occur in places where the freedom-hating, maoist libs are in charge. I'm so confused. Was Ted lying to us?
To those climate deniers..... good. My sympathies to Texans that aren’t stupid.
This is what JoeBiden meant when he said that we were going to have a “Dark Winter.” 🥶🥶🥶
Biden's America
how is that 'green energy' working out for you guys?
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Maybe SenTedCruz can negotiate his way out of this one
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