"Texas Deploys National Guard
As 'Grid Chaos' Leaves Millions Freezing In Darkness"
Update (1612 ET): "The Southwest Power Pool (SSP), which manages the electric grid and wholesale power market for the central US, including Kansas, Oklahoma, portions of New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Wyoming, and Nebraska, released an update Monday afternoon saying 17 states have "curtailed energy usage to balance supply and demand." Frigid air continues to pour into the central US, overwhelming power grids, forcing operators to implement rolling blackouts like a third world country."
"Oncor Electric Delivery, Texas's largest transmission and electric distribution utility, serving more than ten million customers, released a rather disturbing statement Monday morning warning about extended rolling blackouts as temperatures hover around zero. So... no power for hours with temperatures at 3F."
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