dlr110 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:58 pm
I think all of Texas is going through rolling blackouts right now because of the low temps and the extra high electrical usage.
We're getting about 25 minutes on and 25 minutes off. Makes it hard to cook or keep the house at a constant temp. Is anyone
else going through this same thing right now?
Temperature here is 4 degrees with 10 mph north wind. It stopped snowing though and the sun is shining. We got about 6 inches of snow by my estimate - haven't actually tried to measure but waded through it this morning when I went out to check the cows water - had to chop a hole in the ice. Water in creek is frozen over also.
We are having rolling blackouts here too David. Our power comes from an REA co-op but it's subject to the state power grid control. Blackout here started about 3:40 AM and power has been off and on several times since. Power is off about 45 minutes, on for 15. It's 60 degrees in the living room of our house and getting colder. The heat is not on long enough to hold its own. It could be worse though - at least so far we're not among the millions of Texans that have no power at all.
Wind turbines in West Texas are frozen up due to ice. Generating no power. Solar panels are covered by snow. Generating no power. Stupidity on display.
Ken