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The state energy grid has asked people to conserve power. we're asking everybody do that so that we can get through this together. >> absolutely. and you mentioned it as everyone knows, texas, it can get hot in texas. but how much pressure is this putting on the city's infrastructure especially power? >> it is putting a huge amount of pressure on our systems. certainly austin has its own power company. we serve about 500,000 people. the state grid here serves about 26 million people. and we have to keep that grid up and operating. i wish that we were better weatherized as a state. so far we're...

People don't consider. >> and it's one of the decisions that need to be made collectively by the government when you're doing search and rescue operations, i'm of the opinion it needs go down in that sector. the danger of the people that you're trying to bring out forinate said like this, now you got helicopters coming out with baskets. >> when the power grid goes down, people lose electricity, things change. >> it's the dynamic. that's why the politicians get paid the big bucks. they got to make decision whether to leave your grid up with water in the basement and gas on in the house and heli...