Mexico Pitching in Power for Texas

Last Update: 1:31 pm

Texas is getting help from Mexico to deal with power outages. Three Mexican border cities are giving electricity to Texas, but the power companies say we may still have rolling blackouts.

An AEP spokesman says the blackouts are necessary to reduce the electricity overload on the system.

The lieutenant governor says its possible some of the pipes could freeze at the power plants. There are also many power plants that are offline at this time of year for routine maintenance.

The Texas Electric Reliability Council tells power companies across the state to start those rolling blackouts. The power companies say it’s a complex process.

It’s hard to tell which neighborhood will lose power, but even hospitals are not immune to the blackouts. Many of them have backup generators.

Texas is getting electricity help this afternoon from Reynosa, Piedras Negras and Nuevo Laredo. Those three cities are sending us power to help prevent rolling blackouts.

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