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Jul 25, 20221 min read

Electricity - local power outage and rolling blackouts

Updated: Jul 30, 2022

  • Summary: Hot temperatures across Texas are stressing the power infrastructure. But if your home loses electricity this summer, it’s not necessarily because of the state grid. Texas Tribune, 19 July 2022.

  • Latest Update: Monday, 25 July, 2022

  • Tags: #Electricity

 

Hot temperatures across Texas are stressing the power infrastructure. But if your home loses electricity this summer, it’s not necessarily because of the state grid. Texas Tribune, 19 July 2022

  • How can I tell the difference between a local outage and a grid outage?

  • What causes a local outage?

  • OK, what about the statewide power grid — what factors put stress on the grid?

  • What is an energy conservation request?

  • What is an energy emergency?

  • When do rotating outages happen?

  • Are rotating outages expected to come this summer?

  • What’s being done to prevent future conservation requests and outages?





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