Southwest Power Pool ends energy emergency alert Organization said it is not directing any interruptions of service at this time. Share Updated: 4:11 PM CST Feb 19, 2021 KMBC 9 News Staff Organization said it is not directing any interruptions of service at this time. Share Updated: 4:11 PM CST Feb 19, 2021
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Show Transcript THOSE OVER 65 YEARS OLD. SOUTHWEST POWER POOL THE AUTHORITY THAT CONTROLS THE POWER FOR 14 STATES INCLUDING KANSAS AND MISSOURI IS NO LONGER UNDER AN ENERGY EMERGENCY ALERT THE SBP ALONG WITH ENERGY PROVIDERS STILL WANT YOU TO CONSERVE ENERGY THROUGH TOMORRO
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Organization said it is not directing any interruptions of service at this time.
Evergy s controlled outage leaves some households without power for 7 hours
Thousands of Evergy users are still without power after controlled outages earlier in the day.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. â The thermostat in Taylor Albritton s Lenexa home showed 48 degrees at 12:22 p.m., almost four hours after her power went out as part of Evergy s controlled outages across the region. I know [Evergy is] not going to pay for my pipes if they re frozen or pay for any food that goes bad, so we re kind of on our own at this point, Albritton said.
The power came back on at 3 p.m.
Nearly 20,000 electric customers in the Killeen area â just under 30% of all customers served in the Killeen area â remained without power Tuesday, and there is no timetable for its return.
Houses and buildings in the surrounding areas, such as Copperas Cove and Harker Heights also remained dark â some for more than 24 hours.
One Copperas Cove resident, Ashley Price, said she and her family had to flee Copperas Cove for a family memberâs home in Leander who still has power.
âIt was just unbearable,â Price said. âIt was 49 degrees in our house.â
Price said her familyâs power went out on Saturday, before the winter storm pushed through. Many others in Killeen and Copperas Cove reported their power going out between 2 and 5 a.m. Monday, and it was still out on Tuesday.