Hardest hit, in terms of power outages, was the Houston area, where more than 168,000 customers lost power at some point during the storm, which struck late Thursday and lasted into the early morning hours. As of about 2 pm, only about 25,000 customers were without power. Houston is ...
“Starting this morning at about 1:30, the state of Texas experienced an unprecedented and significant drop in available electric generation throughout the state, and not just in the Houston area,” he said. “When that happens, ERCOT [the Electric Reliability Council of Texas] instructs us...