(John Farrell/The Washington Post)Like the rest of Texas, Corpus Christi has been hit by sustained power outages, with Guajardo estimating that at least a third of her city’s 325,000 residents have lost power. “On one hand, we were told there was going to be ‘rolling blackouts.’ But there was never rolling blackouts. ERCOT, the operator, blamed the icy weather for affecting thermal power plants, which include gas, coal and nuclear. Many were able to make it through the first few days without power with generators, but they were running low on fuel when a second ice storm hit Monday. Tate Reeves (R) issued a state of emergency Sunday before snow quickly covered the roadways, creating hazardous driving conditions Monday.

Source: Washington Post February 17, 2021 01:52 UTC