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We’re not completely down either - they’re doing rolling blackouts to keep people from freezing.
by commandlinefan 6y ago
We’re not completely down either - they’re doing rolling blackouts to keep people from freezing.
- karmajunkie 6y agoexcept that in large swathes of the state the “rolling” blackouts have failed to roll, so they’re just regular blackouts. my parents have been without power now for nearly 24 hours. thankfully i was able to have my parents come stay at our house. many people aren’t so fortunate and their homes are nearing the freezing point.
- brundolf 6y agoYeah, of all the people I know I don't think a single person has experienced a proper rolling blackout. Nearly everyone is either a) fine, or b) hasn't had power in 12-24 hours. It's a mess.
- BenjiWiebe 6y agoHere in central kansas we had a 2hr blackout this morning.
- godtoldmetodoit 6y agoIt's not a rolling blackout in Austin. I haven't had power in over 24 hours, and that describes everybody else without power here. If you were lucky enough to be on a circuit with a hospital or fire station you have stayed up this entire time. 40% of Austin is offline and has been offline since 2 AM Monday. They can't roll the blackout because every other circuit has a critical facility of some sort on it. This is a fucking disaster.
- shadowgovt 6y agoIn addition to supply problems, is the system also suffering from the regular distribution problems that a winter storm brings? I haven't heard any news one way or the other about whether power lines are icing up and falling down.