#BREAKING Texas City PD Confirms large power outage in Texas City. outage has caused plants to flare to burn off product bc of sudden power outage. not sure what caused outage itself. THERE IS NO PLANT/REFINERY FIRE. Plants are flaring to burn off product @KHOU@SaltwaterRecon
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19,000 customers are without power. All Texas New Mexico power customers. That’s 14% of all Galveston county customers @KHOU
#BREAKING#TexasCity
From Texas City OEM text alert notification: “This is Texas City Emergency Management. The entire city has lost power and as a result the industries are flaring. No action is required on your part at this” @KHOU
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NEW Statement from ERCOT @KHOU via @JRogalskiKHOU
“We are aware of an outage issue involving a Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP) transmission line. We are talking w/ TNMP & offering any assistance we can provide. This transmission outage does not impact overall grid reliability.”
Keep up with all the updates coming in as the winter cold front moves through Texas. khou.com/mobile/article…
Gov Abbott: "we have +15% power capacity than last year as result of winterization across the state... increase in power generators online b/c of improved maintenance schedules... alternative fuels or generators to generate power... all participants chain work together" @khou
(not direct quote) Gov Abbott:
...at this time, despite abundant power supply in the grid of Texas, there remain about 20k homes without power. it isn't b/c the power grid doesn't have enough power, it's a local power supply issue. likely ice weighing down lines... @KHOU
not a direct quote from Governor, but saying
10,000 linemen on duty, another 2000 coming in
he's issuing a proclamation to waive some regulations that will allow those repair trucks to get into the state faster & easier for 17 counties. @KHOU#winterweather
From the executive order: “Sheriff Israel is responsible for inserting into the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Active Shooter Policy that a deputy ‘may’ enter the area or structure to engage an active shooter and preserve life...” @CBSMiami@ccoddcbs4news@DeFede@GovRonDeSantis