Conserving energy can keep widespread blackouts out of Arkansas, power companies say
The unprecedented cold put record demand on the electricity grid, avoiding rolling blackouts that were seen in Texas. Author: Rolly Hoyt Updated: 8:43 PM CST February 16, 2021
LITTLE ROCK, Ark.
Update: Around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Entergy announced it would be doing forced outages across Arkansas. A spokesperson told us the outages would last no longer than an hour at a time.
The repeated calls for Arkansans to conserve electricity as near-zero degree temperatures locked the state in bitter cold managed to avoid involuntary rolling blackouts according to power company executives.
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