BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.—Alert messages transmitted to millions of cell phones, urging Californians to slash their power use due to strain on the state’s power system, worked dramatically well Tuesday, Sept. 6, and staved off rolling blackouts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the next day—but he expressed concern about over-using the message system. Newsom, speaking to reporters…
Newsom Hails Success of Phone Alerts Urging Power Conservation, Avoiding Rolling Blackouts
Rolling Blackouts Possible as Texans Are Urged to Cut Back on Electric Use
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the electric grid in the state, sent out requests late on July 10 asking Texans to cut back on their energy use the next day amid a heat wave and the potential for rolling blackouts. According to an active operations message posted to the ERCOT website, the grid operator issued a…
Blackout Fears Power Generator Sales
Californians are rushing to buy generators as worries of potential blackouts—triggered by heat waves and forest fires—linger. “The grid is getting worse and worse every year,” Elite Generators Co-owner Lupaenne Campos told The Epoch Times. “The infrastructure and the repair work are slow, so there’s a lot of averages going on now… Edison is shutting down power…
Rolling Blackouts for Parts of US Northwest Amid Heat Wave
SPOKANE, Wash.—The unprecedented Northwest U.S. heat wave that slammed Seattle and Portland, Oregon, moved inland Tuesday—prompting an electrical utility in Spokane, Washington, to warn that people will face more rolling blackouts amid heavy power demand. The intense weather that gave Seattle and Portland consecutive days of record high temperatures far exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit was…
Video: Texas Power Outages Explained—Jason Isaac
What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze or mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). To find out what’s going on in Texas, I sat down with Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas…
Video: Texas Power Outages Explained
What’s behind the devastating power outages in Texas? Some say the problem was freezing natural gas pipelines; some say it’s because wind turbines froze, or because of mismanagement by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Jason Isaac, who predicted a power crisis in Texas months ago, explains what’s going on in Texas. He’s the…
Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 16 Dead
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C.—A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather claimed more lives Tuesday, including three people found dead after a tornado hit a seaside town in North Carolina and four family members who perished in a Houston-area house fire while using a fireplace to stay warm. The storm that…
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