Top Board Members Of Texas Electric Grid Operator To Resign After Statewide Power Outage

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• cbslocal.com10 minutes ago
• Texas Lawmakers Call On Public Utility Commission Chair To Resign
• AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – State Representative Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas has added his name to a list of lawmakers calling on the Chair of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, DeAnn Walker, to resign. The Commission regulates the state’s electric grid operator, ERCOT, which has come under repeated fire for the widespread power outages during last week’s severe winter storms that left millions of Texans without electricity, heat, and water. READ MORE: Plumber Shortage, Supply Chain Issues Delay North Texas Winter Storm Repairs In a statement Friday night, Anchia said, “After...
• cbslocal.com14 minutes ago
• Woman Collapses, Dies While Climbing Stairs To 19th-Floor Apartment During Power Outage In Co-Op City
• NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A woman died while climbing the stairs to her 19th-story apartment during a power outage in the Bronx. The woman’s building has been without power since Friday morning after a fire erupted in the basement. READ MORE: New York City Schools Chancellor Richard Carranza Stepping Down Smoke billowed from the Co-Op City apartment building, rising from the basement where firefighters say a transformer caught fire. While there were no injuries during the fight to put out the flames around 8 a.m., police say a 73-year-old woman...
• cbslocal.com38 minutes ago
• At Texas Capitol Hearing, Oncor CEO Explains Whose Lights Stayed On & Why Outages Lasted Longer Than Intended
• AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – The CEO of Oncor Electric Delivery, Allen Nye began his testimony before the State Senate Friday just as the CEOs of others in the energy sector. “I want to say that I completely understand all the outrage and anger of all Texans.” READ MORE: Dallas Police Make Arrest In New Years Day Bus Stop Murder Of 49-Year-Old Man Nye appeared during the second straight day of hearings at the Texas Capitol in which the Senate’s Business and Commerce Committee and the House State Affairs and Energy...
• newsbrig.com2 hour(s) ago
• A PlayStation Network outage is affecting certain games
• Just a day after a massive Xbox Live outage, Sony’s PlayStation Network has been experiencing issues for several hours. The problem on this end is a bit different, and based on reports may only affect certain games. Sony’s PSN Status page reports that “You might have difficulty launching games, apps, or network features” on platforms including the PS Vita, PS3, PS4 and PS5. Some people have had problems trying to go online to play Call of Duty: Warzone or Minecraft, while other games like Fortnite seem to be accessible. When...
• abc7ny.com2 hour(s) ago
• 73-year-old woman attempting to go up stairs during Bronx power outage dies after oxygen tank runs out
• CO-OP CITY, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 73-year-old woman attempting to go up the stairs during a power outage in the Bronx has died, police say.The elevator was out of service after a transformer fire at 100 Dekruif Place (Building A) caused a power outage in buildings 1-8 in Co-Op City on Friday morning around 10 a.m.Officials say the woman was walking up to the 19th floor with her oxygen tank. Her oxygen tank emptied out, and she collapsed, fell down, and later died.Several thousand residents remained without power, heat,...
• abc7ny.com2 hour(s) ago
• Woman attempting to go upstairs during Bronx power outage dies after oxygen tank runs out
• CO-OP CITY, The Bronx (WABC) -- A 73-year-old woman attempting to go up the stairs during a power outage in the Bronx has died, police say.The elevator was out of service after a transformer fire at 100 Dekruif Place (Building A) caused a power outage in buildings 1-8 in Co-Op City on Friday morning around 10 a.m.Officials say the woman was walking up to the 19th floor with her oxygen tank. Her oxygen tank emptied out, and she collapsed, fell down, and later died.Several thousand residents remained without power, heat,...
• mercurynews.com2 hour(s) ago
• Griddy loses access to Texas power grid, all its customers
• By Gary McWilliams | Reuters HOUSTON – Texas’s power grid operator on Friday canceled Griddy Energy LLC’s access to the state’s power network, and shifted all its customers to other utilities, according to a notice by the grid operator. Griddy was the power marketer that sold consumers power at wholesale rates, which rose to $9,000 per megawatt hour for days as cold weather struck the state last week. A request for comment was not immediately returned. A phone number listed on its website was not connected Friday afternoon. Electric Reliability...
• usnews.com3 hour(s) ago
• Texas Electric Firm Griddy Loses Access to Texas Grid, Customers Turned Over to Rivals
• HOUSTON (Reuters) - Texass power grid operator on Friday canceled Griddy Energy LLCs access to the states power network, and shifted all its customers to other utilities, according to a notice by the grid operator. Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) said it had transferred Griddys customers to one or more rival providers. Griddy was the power marketer that sold consumers power at wholesale rates, which rose to $9,000 per megawatt hour for days as cold weather struck the state last week. (Reporting by Gary McWilliams, Editing by Rosalba OBrien)...
• usnews.com6 hour(s) ago
• South Dakota Police Groups Call on Ravnsborg to Resign
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Three South Dakota law enforcement groups on Friday joined the call for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to resign, saying his involvement in a September crash that left one man dead has resulted in a lack of confidence. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem this week urged Ravnsborg to step down and the states Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price spoke out in favor of an effort to impeach Ravnsborg, the states top law enforcement officer. On Friday, the South Dakota Fraternal Order of Police, the South Dakota...
• wtop.com6 hour(s) ago
• South Dakota police groups call on Ravnsborg to resign
• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Three South Dakota law enforcement groups on Friday joined the call for Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg to resign, saying his involvement in a September crash that left one man dead has resulted in a lack of confidence. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem this week urged Ravnsborg to step down and the state’s Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price spoke out in favor of an effort to impeach Ravnsborg, the state’s top law enforcement officer. On Friday, the South Dakota Fraternal Order of Police, the...
• cbslocal.com7 hour(s) ago
• Yes, Face Masks Are Still Required In Collin County Even With Disaster Declaration Rescinded
• COLLIN COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Collin County Judge Chris Hill on Friday rescinded the area’s COVID-19 disaster declaration, but Gov. Greg Abbott’s orders are still in place. Hill issued the local declaration on March 16, 2020 in response to the pandemic as officials were pondering closures of certain businesses and other guidelines to curb the spread of the virus. READ MORE: Mansfield Police Officer Randy Watson Out Of Hospital After Losing Leg In Motorcycle Crash 3 Weeks Ago Back in July, Abbott issued a statewide face mask mandate, which superseded...
• CBS News11 hour(s) ago
• Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says power crisis in Texas could happen anywhere in the country
• U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm is entering the job as much of the country rebounds from severe weather that stressed utilities and ultimately crippled Texas independent power grid.  Granholm, who was confirmed and sworn in Thursday, told CBS News that the crisis in Texas is one example of what were going to continue to see over and over. Extreme cold and ice were more than Texas power grid could handle, paralyzing coal, gas, nuclear, wind and solar plants across the state, leaving more than 30 million residents...
• cbslocal.com12 hour(s) ago
• At ERCOT Hearings Oncor CEO Says Decision Was Between Having Electricity & Having A Total Blackout For Up To A Month
• AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) — For the second day in a row, members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) are being grilled by lawmakers in Austin about the state power grid and the blackouts that left Texans in the cold and dark, and cost some their lives. Peaking during the Senate hearing in Austin the CEO Of Oncor, Allen Nye, testified that his team saw energy numbers so low that Texas was on the brink of a statewide blackout that could have lasted until St. Patrick’s Day. READ MORE: Frisco...
• usnews.com12 hour(s) ago
• New Orleans Relaxing Pandemic Restrictions as Numbers Fall
• NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans’ coronavirus pandemic restrictions are being relaxed Friday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s office said. “The past 30 days have shown a sustained decrease in case counts, transmission rate, and positivity rate,” a news release said Thursday. Starting at 6 a.m. Friday, it said, groups of up to 75 may gather indoors and 150 outdoors, and restaurants, bars, breweries, libraries and other businesses may seat up to 15 people at a table. Indoor stadiums may admit up to 15% of the maximum number of fans usually allowed,...
• ijr.org16 hour(s) ago
• Biden Heads To Texas To Survey Damage From Paralyzing Winter Storm
• Reuters February 26, 2021 0 Comments President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state works to recover from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses, left millions without power or clean water for days, and killed at least two dozen. Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, will travel to Houston, where he will meet with officials, including Republican Governor Greg Abbott, to discuss the recovery from last week’s storm. He will also visit a COVID-19 health center where vaccines...
• usnews.com17 hour(s) ago
• Biden Heads to Texas to Survey Damage From Paralyzing Winter Storm
• By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will visit Texas on Friday as the state works to recover from a devastating winter storm that caused serious damage to homes and businesses, left millions without power or clean water for days, and killed at least two dozen. Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, will travel to Houston, where he will meet with officials, including Republican Governor Greg Abbott, to discuss the recovery from last week’s storm. He will also visit a COVID-19 health center where vaccines are...
• motherjones.com17 hour(s) ago
• The Texas Fiasco Makes the Case for Creating a National Power Grid
• Ralph Lauer/ Zuma Let our journalists help you make sense of the noise: Subscribe to the Mother Jones Daily newsletter and get a recap of news that matters.You could point fingers in several directions for the outages that stemmed from last week’s polar vortex obliteration of the Texas power grid. You can’t rightly blame Earth for doing what it does, but you could certainly condemn the state’s deregulation of its energy system. Texas also remains heavily reliant on fossil fuels, and the power plants that run on them failed en masse....
• cvbj.biz19 hour(s) ago
• 140 GB for 20 euros, the latest provocative rate from Xenet – Latest News, Breaking News, Top News Headlines
• The arrival of rates with unlimited data for 25 euros to MVNOs is causing other operators to considerably increase the gigs of rates with lower prices. We have seen it in Virgin and Lowi, but if there is an operator characterized by being generous in the data included in all price ranges, that’s Xenet. As almost every month, Xenet once again updates its contract rates to continue increasing the gigs, this time being a more profound renewal, and with which it reaches a new record: 140 GB for 20 euros....
• cvbj.biz23 hour(s) ago
• Telefónica will not sell its fiber network in Spain: It is a strategic asset
• Telefónica will not sell its fiber network in Spain. “It is a strategic asset”, Has indicated the CEO of the company, Angel Vilá, to questions from financial analysts. Asked about the possibility of reaching agreements similar to those signed in Germany with Allianz or the one negotiated in Brazil with a Canadian savings bank, Vilá has indicated that “in Spain we do not see the need to look for a partner because it is a market with high penetration”. For Vilá, “Spain is a market where we already have...