MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 15th February, 2021) More than 2 million people in the US state of Texas are left without power on Monday after a strong snowstorm hit the region, according to the latest data provided by the poweroutage.us tracking site.
As of 14:19 GMT, 2,595,610 out of over 12 million customers in Texas tracked by the portal were experiencing outages. As of 11:00 GMT, there were 1,537,513 outrages. As of 10:00 GMT, there were 1,408,377 outrages.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), meanwhile, has declared the highest third level of the Energy Emergency Alert, conducting rotating power outages to reduce pressure caused by household demand on the electric system.
On Sunday, the ERCOT reported the failure of half of the state's wind turbines, which were frozen. In addition, the authorities have cut back on the supply of gas to power plants.
