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The Texas Legislature held hearings Feb. 25 with energy companies including Oncor Electric Delivery and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas in response to last week’s historic winter storm, which left millions of Texans without electricity for days.
As many as 31 stores across nine states will be shuttered as Fry's Electronics shuts down due to market changes and the pandemic.
ERCOT's CEO offered details into what led to the massive blackouts that left millions of Texans in the cold last week.
Individuals and businesses who sustained losses during the winter storm are eligible for federal assistance, according to a Texas Disaster Declaration approved
Officials with the Texas electric grid manager also said they are preparing for state and federal reviews of this week's power outages.
H-E-B stores across Texas have limited store hours and placed purchase limits on some high-demand products due to ongoing severe winter weather, H-E-B officials announced Feb. 19.
While power generation has been restored to serve most Texas residents, Abbott said state agencies remain focused on water and food distribution Feb. 18.
Although tens of thousands of megawatts remain off the statewide power grid Feb. 17, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said relief is on the way for many Texans within the next 24 hours.
As of Feb. 17, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas said it was still working to restore electric service to customers throughout the state.
Carbon monoxide poisoning calls have increased as people look for ways to stay warm without power and heat.
As of 1:20 p.m., over 4 million customers were out of power, according to ERCOT.
Although outages were initially intended to last for less than one hour, local grid operators are reporting longer outages.
