This is not a controlled rolling outage. No electric all night and most of the day. We’ve had maybe 6 hours of electricity since Sunday night.
Thank goodness we have a gas stove (that we’ve been warned not to use for heat) and neighbors with a fireplace.
This is pretty much BS. Two blocks over friends report they have had no loss of service as have other friends in various parts of town, mostly those near schools (closed schools I should add)
Just heard tonight that oncor are raising energy rates....same thing the water district did when they didn’t deliver during the drought.’’’
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the local power company/distributor/co-op - whatever does the local distribution, should have a legitimate rolling blackout plan in place whereby they will trip distribution line breakers for a designated time period (1/2 hour, 1 hour, whatever), then put it back on and take a different distribution line out. So that all customers share the burden, but have some power to keep essential heat in the house.
It sounds to me like either there’s another underlying problem affecting your particular area, or they aren’t cycling the burden from one line to another.
20 percent of all Texas power is from so-called renewables i.e. windmills and solar panels. Frozen windmills and snow covered solar panels don’t create much energy.
https://moonbattery.com/millions-freeze-without-power-in-preview-of-green-new-deal/
Talked to my brother in Houston this PM. THEY HAD POWER FOR ABOUT 5 hrs last evening. ‘Said if it’s supposed to be a rolling blackout, they should be next in linebutwssnt too confidant. My niece hasn’t had any at all fora while
Sounds like you need to move your expertise to Texas because little of this rolling coordination seems to be happening statewide. Our power has been out several times but there's no rhyme or reason. But we have maintained power much more consistently than anyone else we know in our area.
One friend 20 miles south was out from 11:15 Sunday night til 8:30 Monday morning then back off around noon yesterday and still out. She does have a propane cook stove and is using that, sleeping in the kitchen area with doors closed.
Another friend 30 miles west has been out since Sunday morning. They have NG with deerborne heaters and cook stove so not freezing.
Several people in the town 5 miles from us have all variations. Some haven't lost power while homes across the street or 2 blocks away have long term outage. We have extended invitations to everyone we know but with our central heat unit out everyone has a better option. We aren't suffering. Have a fireplace and several other sources but right now temp downstairs is about 40.
My plants are all still alive! That is a blessing. Tomorrow it's forecast to rise to 32! Seriously, I don't think we have management like you describe. I think you take care of our oldest kid over in north Alabama though.
It sounds to me like either there’s another underlying problem affecting your particular area, or they aren’t cycling the burden from one line to another.
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No way to find out. They do not explain to the riff raft LOL we just have to get through it.
kittenclaws,
Are your friends 2 blocks over, near a fire station hospital or school?
They may be on the same distribution branch, and thus have power, like the other friends of yours.