West Texas was the start of the problems last night..... I wonder if it was because of the windmills.

Here in Coppell (DFW area), power went off at 2:00am, came back on at 7:00pm for an hour. It's 40 degrees in the house. I have been camping in colder weather, this just seems really cold. Maybe a warmer tomorrow.

It ain't so much that ( although personal comfort does figure to a lesser degree) the
house is old and although I wrapped and re wrapped all the plumbing a long time
ago, all this off on off on off on off on off on is not good at all for the electrical
appliances in the house, and the pipes would be fine with no worries if I can
keep some half way steady heat in the house

My buddy has a dozen of them on his ranch and he just told me they all stopped last night. First time they’ve ever done it.

Why are lights on in downtown Dallas, why are street lights on, why are any lights on in office buildings?

Yep. Power has been off here since 2:30 am yesterday morning. Has not been back on since

The lights are using very little electricity compared to their heating. All those building have fire sprinkler systems that must be kept from freezing or there will be millions and millions of dollars in damages. Already quite a few issues in Temple with sprinkler systems freezing in buildings. Temple mall has already had two lines bust and pour water into the building.

Why wouldn't they be?

Been with out power since 3 am. Have about 10 blankets on us in bed. Going to need them to roll some this way soon pretty soon.

You are not in a rolling black out. I'm almost certain its a power line issue.

If you've been off for 16 hours its not because of a rolling blackout. Maybe a downed line or blown transformer? We have been on for 30 mins, off for 30 mins pretty much all day. That is a rolling blackout.

Yep people are getting the two confused.

Guess it's our turn, power went off for the first time. Fireplaces are burning and warm

Don't give an F about those office buildings. What about the potential for broken pipes in a million homes ?

Ours went out at 6:30, came back on at 8:30. Fired up the wood stove and the generator. 2 hours wasn’t bad, it was still early.

What about 1000s of people out of work and businesses going out of business because they can’t afford to fix the problems. It goes both ways. As a home owner it’s our responsibility to protect our assets as in our homes and it’s a companies job to protect their assets. At the same time it shouldn’t be an issue for any of us bc our grid should be capable of supplying us all power.

What about 1000s of people out of work and businesses going out of business because they can’t afford to fix the problems. It goes both ways. As a home owner it’s our responsibility to protect our assets as in our homes and it’s a companies job to protect their assets. At the same time it shouldn’t be an issue for any of us bc our grid should be capable of supplying us all power.

I agree, we shouldn’t be having this issue with what we all pay for electricity, I can see it now in the headlines. Due to the damage received from the cold weather we will be passing the cost of repairs on to our customers for our own stupidity even though we destroyed hundreds of millions of dollars worth of private property from our own shortcomings. We will try harder next time

No power line issue here.
Customer service phone line says
rolling blackout.

THEY said that, not me

The recording may be a broad brush, if you’ve been out that long it’s a problem in the line somewhere. Why let a great excuse go to waste when you can blame it on someone else. The next time you call it might say due to the rolling black outs and a Covid 19 outbreak.

Talked to one of the lineman today after chasing gas and My provider ( co op) says rolling blackouts forced by ercot. Today been 45 minutes on 2 to 4 hours off. How do I know , just put the kubota bobcat back on line 12 45 am . Juice went off at 8 30 pm.

It’s been a long time since this has occurred. Times have changed. People will die tonight in their homes due the inept companies and commissions that run the power system for Texas. I predict wrongful death lawsuits by the weekend.

Read several articles yesterday that a lot of folks are without power for a prolonged period of time because generating plants have failed because of over generating

Most have failed because it is next to impossible to keep one up in these conditions. In colder climates, power plants have contingency plans for this weather. The ROI down here doesn't justify the additional investment.

Safe and sound this morning.

2nd night in a row with no power.