Xcel Energy: Municipals, co-ops declare emergency, see rolling outages

Extreme cold has slowed the flow of natural gas fuel to power plants in the central U.S. including Xcel Energy power plants in Texas and New Mexico, limiting output at a time of record energy demand, according to a news release.
"To protect the regional grid and maintain reliability, Xcel Energy, along with area electric co-ops and municipal utilities such as Lubbock Power & Light that purchase electricity from Xcel Energy, have been forced to interrupt power to pre-selected electric circuits for up to one hour at a time until system conditions improve," the release issued Monday afternoon states. 
More than one service interruption may be possible, and there is no need to report an outage during a controlled outage event, according to the utility. If customers experience a service interruption of more than one hour, they should contact 1-800-895-1999 or report the outage at xcelenergy.com or through the Xcel Energy customer app.

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