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The extreme weather is blamed for the deaths of over three dozen people, some while trying to keep warm.

Power restoration appears to improve for thousands of Houston-area customers

ERCOT: Majority of customers able to be restored, but companies still restoring outages in the field

A major winter storm is now slamming the eastern U.S. as around half a million people in Texas are still waiting for power to be restored following days of bitterly cold temperatures. 

Texas power outages below 500,000 but water crisis persists Snow fell in Connecticut, New Jersey and New York, and the National Weather Service predicted up to 8 inches in the New York metropolitan area Thursday and Friday Loading the player... Power was restored to more Texans on Thursday, with fewer than a half-million homes remaining without electricity, and many still were without safe drinking water after winter storms wreaked havoc on the state’s power grid and utilities this week. Mean...

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has released a new update on the power restoration efforts currently underway.

ONCOR issued a new statement today informing customers that a lack of available generation has necessitated the continuation of controlled outages.

AUSTIN – The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) continues to restore power as quickly and safely as possible. During the overnight hours, ERCOT was able to restore approximately 3,500

President and CEO Bill Magness will give the latest update for Wednesday and will be joined by Senior Director of System Operations Dan Woodfin.

Texas power council is anything but reliable, Abbott says FacebookTwitterEmail More than a million Houstonians are still without heat during this unprecedented cold snap. Youre probably one of them, reading from your phone under a blanket. Its so bad that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the legislature to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which is in charge of delivering electricty throughout the state. Because of ERCOT, Texas is lauded for energy independence through a "world-cl...