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Storms Bring Needed Rains, Uneeded Headaches To Texoma

Mike Hendren — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:40:01 +0000

Downed power lines and blown transformers, as well as a litany of other damage have left hundreds of Oncor customers without power since early this morning. Crews are working on the problems,

Straining the Grid: Rolling Blackouts Come to Texas

Mike Hendren — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 18:20:39 +0000

Officials tell North Texas to prepare for continued 'rolling blackouts'

(ERCOT) has ordered utilities to begin rotating outages...nbcdfw.com reports

ONCOR Issues Press Release on Rolling Blackouts

Mike Hendren — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 16:48:23 +0000

The following is a press release from ONCOR, courtesy of Barry Levy, City of Wichita Falls:

Power Emergency – Conservation CRITICAL--Rotating Outages Have Begun

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has instructed utilities to begin rotating outages to compensate for a generation shortage due to numerous plant trips that occurred because of the extreme weather