[Outages-discussion] Southwest Power Pool down

[Jay Ashworth]

And - a reminder - they service Texas exclusively because the Texas power grid is separate from the other two major American grids.

On February 15, 2021 3:49:42 PM EST, Jason Bothe <jbothe at me.com> wrote:
>ERCOT which service Texas exclusively is in the same situation. Some
>amp sites across Texas are experiencing loss of power as standby
>services deplete affecting long haul transport.
>
>J~
>
>> On 15, Feb 2021, at 2:41 PM, Andy Ringsmuth <andy at andyring.com>
>wrote:
>> 
>> Well, electricity too in many places, but their web site:
>> 
>> https://www.spp.org/
>> 
>> is also down. As recent (within the last hour) news reports have
>indicated, the Southwest Power Pool, which manages electricity supply
>for more than 14 states, is experiencing insane demand due to the
>equally insane cold temperatures across the United States. They are
>working with their member organizations/power companies to implement
>rolling blackouts in an effort to preserve the entire electricity grid.
>> 
>> Wouldn’t surprise me if their site was down simply because millions
>of people in affected areas tried to look them up. Just a hunch though.
>> 
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>> Andy Ringsmuth
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>> Lincoln, NE 68521-5831
>> (402) 304-0083
>> andy at andyring.com
>> 
>> “Better even die free, than to live slaves.” - Frederick Douglas,
>1863
>> 
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