<html><head></head><body>And - a reminder - they service Texas exclusively because the Texas power grid is separate from the other two major American grids.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On February 15, 2021 3:49:42 PM EST, Jason Bothe <jbothe@me.com> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
<pre class="k9mail">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.<br><br>J~<br><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 1ex 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid #729fcf; padding-left: 1ex;">On 15, Feb 2021, at 2:41 PM, Andy Ringsmuth <andy@andyring.com> wrote:<br><br>Well, electricity too in many places, but their web site:<br><br><a href="https://www.spp.org/">https://www.spp.org/</a><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<hr>Andy Ringsmuth<br>5609 Harding Drive<br>Lincoln, NE 68521-5831<br>(402) 304-0083<br>andy@andyring.com<br><br>“Better even die free, than to live slaves.” - Frederick Douglas, 1863<hr>Outages-discussion mailing list<br>Outages-discussion@outages.org<br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion</a><br></blockquote><hr>Outages-discussion mailing list<br>Outages-discussion@outages.org<br><a href="https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion">https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/outages-discussion</a><br></pre></blockquote></div><br>-- <br>Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.</body></html>