3.8M homes without power after frigid winter storm roils Texas

Published February 15, 2021 3:37pm ET



An estimated 3.8 million Texas homes are without power after an “extremely harsh” winter storm roiled the Lone Star State over the weekend.

“Every grid operator and every electric company is fighting to restore power right now,” said Bill Magness, the president and CEO of Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), in a statement. “Rotating outages will likely last throughout the morning and could be initiated until this weather emergency ends.”

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