Is This America? Four Days Without Electricity, Gas And Water By Chido Nwangwu
Somehow, the politics of America’s culture wars have come into play to distract from having someone, certain persons accountable and responsible for the failure to “winterize” the independent Texas Electricity grid.
by Dr. Chido Nwangwu
Feb 19, 2021
For, at least, four days, from February 15, 2021, millions of Texans were forced by the harsh consequences of the failure of its own electric grid to turn to the ways of dark, dreary and rural quietness set in frigid, wintry temperatures…. Without electricity or natural gas to heat homes, it’s terribly and dangerously cold for us in Texas when the weather drops to 10 degrees. Around Houston, the weather is usually 67-78 degrees; almost like Nigeria’s.
and last updated 2021-02-17 17:30:15-05
Nearly 2.6 million homes and businesses in Texas are still without power Wednesday amid freezing temperatures, a full two days after winter storms overtaxed the stateâs power grid.
According to PowerOutages.us 2.6 million customers in the state are still without power. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the stateâs electricity regulation body, still has the state in a Level 3 Alert â the highest emergency level.
That emergency level involves rotating blackouts in the hopes of conserving energy as the grid struggles to produce enough power.
ERCOT has not provided a timetable as to when the blackouts could end. The current cold snap is expected to remain in effect for the next few days before breaking up over the weekend, meaning the electrical grid will continue to be overtaxed.
Calling the ongoing situation "unacceptable," Governor Greg Abbott is calling on lawmakers to investigate what happened, and said he is asking President Joe Biden to make a major disaster declaration to allow individual Texans to apply to FEMA for assistance.
Calling the ongoing situation "unacceptable," Governor Greg Abbott is calling on lawmakers to investigate what happened, and said he is asking President Joe Biden to make a major disaster declaration to allow individual Texans to apply to FEMA for assistance.
Why is it taking so long for power to be restored to Texas?
No, frozen wind turbines aren t to blame
and last updated 2021-02-18 08:49:49-05
For nearly three full days earlier this week, millions of Texans went without electricity amid the coldest temperatures the state has seen in decades.
According to PowerOutages.us, more than 3 million homes and businesses in Texas were experiencing power outages Wednesday â several days after widespread outages began Sunday night.
The Electricity Reliability Council of Texas (ECROT) put the state in a Level 3 Alert â the stateâs highest emergency level â and said that it is attempting to rotate blackouts from region to region to preserve energy.