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In a letter sent to the federal agency, ERCOT, the state's non-profit grid operator, said demand had unexpectedly reached an all-time winter demand record of about 74,000 megawatts Friday morning, and that generator failures had pushed the grid to the brink.
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The high winds and extremely cold temperatures leading to thousands of power outages across North Texas today.
Locally, the majority being seen in Dallas and Collin Counties. Homeowners say it's been a pain.
"I'm in the dark," Roque Garcia said. "It's the whole neighborhood."
The Princeton resident is using battery operated lights and keeping warm by the fire.
"It is very frustrating because we pay our electric bills to Oncor and all day it's been going in and out," he said.
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Houston freeze updates: Nearly 1,000 freezing bats rescued from Pearland bridge
Houston coverage of winter weather continues, as a cold front leads to a hard freeze for many parts of Texas.
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The high winds and extremely cold temperatures leading to thousands of power outages across North Texas today.
Locally, the majority being seen in Dallas and Collin Counties. Homeowners say it's been a pain.
"I'm in the dark," Roque Garcia said. "It's the whole neighborhood."
The Princeton resident is using battery operated lights and keeping warm by the fire.
"It is very frustrating because we pay our electric bills to Oncor and all day it's been going in and out," he said.
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Winter weather causes power outages, leaving North Texans in the dark
The high winds and extremely cold temperatures leading to thousands of power outages across North Texas today.
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