Residents in Bandera, Gillespie counties experiencing power outages during freezing weather
SAN ANTONIO – Hundreds of residents in Bandera and Gillespie counties are experiencing power outages on Friday morning amid freezing temperatures.
In a tweet simply earlier than 2:30 a.m., the Bandera Electric Cooperative stated the utility can have rolling outages in Bandera, Pipe Creek and Wharton’s Dock “due to the high energy demand and to maintain the integrity of our electric grid.”
BEC stated they may try and preserve outages restricted to half-hour.
Due to the excessive power demand and to keep up the integrity of our electrical grid, BEC can have rolling outages in the Bandera, Pipe Creek, and Wharton’s Dock areas. We will try and preserve outages restricted to half-hour.
We respect your endurance. pic.twitter.com/5Fo2L1GLkd
— Bandera Electric Cooperative (@BanderaElectric) December 23, 2022
As of 10:30 a.m., almost 3,000 folks in Bandera County have been with out power. Dozens of BEC prospects in Kendall, Kerr and Medina counties are additionally with out power.
Click here to see an outage map from BEC.
The Central Texas Electric Cooperative in Fredericksburg stated residents there are additionally experiencing power outages, however crews have positioned the issue and are engaged on repairs.
Power for a lot of the main outages was restored by 10:30 a.m.
Click here to see an outage map from CTEC.
CPS Energy in San Antonio has not reported main outages and as of 10:40 a.m., about 250 folks have been with out power.
See the CPS Energy outage map here.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has stated there are sufficient resources to fulfill the demand, however native utility corporations could expertise some points.
People who’re experiencing a power outage ought to contact their local power provider, ERCOT says.
Click here to see the outage map of Texas.
5:05AM FRI: Some power outages this morning. 200 prospects are seeing points in Bexar Co, however greater numbers are being reported in Bandera and Gillespie Co. These should not widespread grid points, however relatively localized issues. Crews are working onerous to get power restored. pic.twitter.com/H2k0bafEJU
— Justin Horne (@Justin_Horne) December 23, 2022
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