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Rolling blackouts from Texas deep freeze extend to eastern Montana
Rolling blackouts in southern U.S. causing outages in Montana
By: Jon Stepanek
and last updated 2021-02-17 12:12:40-05
BILLINGS â Even mighty Texas, the energy powerhouse of America, is feeling the wrath of Mother Nature. And the consumption of power throughout the nationâs midsection during an unprecedented cold snap is causing rolling blackouts as far north as Eastern Montana.
Two Montana electric cooperatives, NorVal and McCone, both had brief rolling blackouts Tuesday related to the southern winter storms, which affected hundreds of customers.
NorVal Electric Co-op serves about 1,925 customers in the Opheim-Glasgow area, while McCone Electric s service area includes 14,400 square miles stretching from Miles City to Glendive to Wolf Point, then west to Cat Creek.
Rolling blackouts paused, companies urge people to conserve energy Share Updated: 6:18 PM CST Feb 16, 2021 Share Updated: 6:18 PM CST Feb 16, 2021
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Show Transcript POWER POOL MANAGES THE POWER GRID FOR ARKANSAS AND 16 OTHER STATES IN THE REGION THE LEADERS OF THE ORGANIZATION SAY THAT AS OF RIGHT NOW WE HAVE BEEN DOWNGRADED TO ENERGY LEVEL ONE AND MEANS THAT THERE IS NO NEED FOR ANY TYPE OF ROLLING BLACKOUTS AT THIS POINT. HOWEVER, WE DO KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL HUNDRED PEOPLE THAT LOST POWER DURING CONTROLLED POWER OUTAGES THIS MORNING AND UNFORTUNATELY SOME ARE STILL STUCK WITHOUT IT. WE CHECKED IN WITH DALTON. COOTIE OF ALMA WHO SAYS HE FIRST LOST POWER THIS MORNING AND THAT POWER IS STILL OUT TONIGHT AT 6. WE CAME BACK ON ABOUT 10:30 AND THEN WE WERE LIKE, OH THANK GOD. IT’S FINALLY ON AND THEN IT WENT RIGHT BACK OFF AND IT’S BEEN OFF SINCE THEN IT’S COLDER OUTSIDE THAN IT IS IN MY REFRIGERATOR AND IT’S JUST GETT
After reports of some rolling blackouts in Montana during the latest cold snap, Montana’s U.S. Representative Matt Rosendale provided the following statement.