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Bradshaw3

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30. North Dakota and 13 other states are part of an energy pool

Reply to bluestarone (Original post)

Tue Feb 16, 2021, 03:12 PM

Feb 2021

It's called the Southwest Power Pool and this is the first time they have ever had to do this. So those states are all connected, meaning when one falters they all will suffer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/15/us/storm-blackouts.html

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We live in North Dakota and this AM our power was cut for almost one and a half hrs. [View all] bluestarone Feb 2021 OP

But our Republican friends have just the solution for that: sandensea Feb 2021 #1

YEA you got that right! bluestarone Feb 2021 #2

Thanks! sandensea Feb 2021 #6

Your utility needs to refuse the cuts. roamer65 Feb 2021 #3

All the years we've lived here i've NEVER bluestarone Feb 2021 #4

Be glad you're not in Texas jmbar2 Feb 2021 #5

True and i'm NOT blaming anyone in Texas (for the record) bluestarone Feb 2021 #7

Texas has a lot of blame to go around jmbar2 Feb 2021 #9

Will do! bluestarone Feb 2021 #13

Probably not so much wood stoves Rorey Feb 2021 #14

Abilene just lost water, too. It's horrible. nt leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #10

Oh no. We're in Fargo and that mrs_p Feb 2021 #8

I hate evry rethugliqon state bluestarone Feb 2021 #11

I have a friend in Oakes, ND....... MyOwnPeace Feb 2021 #21

YEP! Also on peak power here too bluestarone Feb 2021 #23

KCMO. We are having rolling blackouts. My power was leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #12

You hang in there too! jmbar2 Feb 2021 #15

Thank you. I was most worried about my outside cat. leftyladyfrommo Feb 2021 #18

Me too! jmbar2 Feb 2021 #20

Make sure you unplug most of your stuff and turn off heater and HWH incase surges when restored. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #16

Good point! bluestarone Feb 2021 #17

If you have a battery backup UPS use that to charge your cell phones. Don't plug into street power. TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #19

Welcome to third world country status. LakeArenal Feb 2021 #22

During the Winter Months Wellstone ruled Feb 2021 #24

True. BUT i'm saying this is the FIRST time (that i'm aware of) bluestarone Feb 2021 #27

Understand your statement. Wellstone ruled Feb 2021 #32

Surely if you live there, you have backup? A generator? cwydro Feb 2021 #25

Yes we do have a generator. BUT bluestarone Feb 2021 #26

That's why we finally broke down and put in a whole house generator csziggy Feb 2021 #31

This may be a normal load shedding/sharing operation on the national grid. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2021 #28

TY for the site bluestarone Feb 2021 #29

North Dakota and 13 other states are part of an energy pool Bradshaw3 Feb 2021 #30