Via MSN:
Blackouts triggered by frigid weather have spread to more than four million homes and businesses across the central U.S. and extended into Mexico in a deepening energy crisis that’s already crippled the Texas power grid.
After millions in Texas lost electricity, the operator of the grid spanning 14 states from North Dakota to Oklahoma ordered utilities to start rotating outages to protect the system from failing amid surging demand for electricity.
“In our history as a grid operator, this is an unprecedented event,” the Southwest Power Pool said in a statement Monday.
via Weasel Zippers
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