Rolling blackouts hit Austin
4/17/2006 5:20 PM
By: News 8 Austin Staff
Record spring heat has created an emergency situation for the state's power grid and led to some rolling blackouts in Austin.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is asking electricity customers to cut usage to a minimum. That means keeping the thermostat set at 78 or higher, turning off electric lights unless needed for safety reasons and keeping the refrigerator and freezer shut as much as possible.
Austin Energy officials say the power shortage is the source of rolling blackouts around town that will continue until around 6 p.m.
–http://www.news8austin.com/content/top_stories/default.asp?ArID=159857
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