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(Reuters) - Canada’s Algonquin Power & Utilities said on Friday that some of its wind farms in Texas were hit by the deep freeze that has engulfed parts of the United States, causing power outages in the biggest energy-producing state.
Freezing temperatures stilled wind farms and knocked out power to more than four million people in Texas. It is not expected to relent until the weekend.
Algonquin said it expects the potential hit from the deep freeze on the company’s adjusted core earnings for this year to be between $45 million and $55 million, or about 5% to 6% of 2019’s earnings.
Strawberry farmers brace for more sub freezing temperatures
Strawberry farmers brace for more sub freezing temperatures By Rob Masson | February 19, 2021 at 3:23 PM CST - Updated February 19 at 4:56 PM
PONCHATOULA (WVUE) - Northshore strawberry farmers are bracing for another hard freeze after a long week. They worry about keeping fabric covers on too long as they protect against the bitter cold and other threats.
He walks the same Strawberry Fields his father and grandfather did before him.
“My grandfather had this whole place in berries back in the 40s. He had a couple of hundred acres but that’s gone now,” said Eric Morrow of Ponchatoula. He says there used to be hundreds of strawberry farms in Ponchatoula area, now he’s one of three.
BOSSIER CITY, La. - Bossier officials are requesting all customers who reside in Bossier City to suspend the use of any water, which may be dripping in their properties for
As the thaw begins, some problems for East Texas homeowners and water pipes are just beginning, and assessing the damage done by the freezing temperatures. But a new aspect of possible damage could come from a home s roof as thawing takes place. It s called ice dams.