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Rolling blackouts impacting areas of South Dakota and Minnesota


Power returns to South Dakota after morning full of rolling blackouts
Millions in Texas lose power during winter storm
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Power was back on for all of South Dakota early Tuesday afternoon after rolling blackouts caused by unprecedented demand on the grid led to outages throughout the eastern part of the state in the morning. 
As of 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, the Southwest Power Pool turned power back on in parts of South Dakota and Minnesota that experienced rolling blackouts.
Power stations in eastern South Dakota and western Minnesota were being de-energized for up to an hour Tuesday morning on a rolling basis, according to East River Electric spokesman Chris Studer.  ....

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South Dakota & Minnesota communities experience rolling blackouts Tuesday


UPDATE : More blackouts could be coming Wednesday
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All this frigid weather is affecting utilities in the area. South Dakotans are being called on to help conserve energy to help out our neighbors who share the same power grid.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - 5:30 pm: More blackouts in the region may be coming Wednesday morning as extreme temps continue to impact power grids.
At the request of Southwest Power Pool, the City of Pierre is preparing for a potential blackout early Wednesday morning.
If requested, the blackout would last between 30 and 90 minutes with no individual property expecting to be without power for more than 60 minutes, according to the city. ....

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Power Companies Coming Up Short | Radio 570 WNAX


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Electric companies across the central part of the country are dealing with power supply issues due to the nasty cold weather from Canada to Texas.
Brad Schardin, Manager of Southeastern Electric, based in Marion says they have been doing more load control on customers equipment…
The problem came from the Southwest Power Pool. Schardin says all the utilities in the region are in that pool….
Some utilities as far north as Nebraska had some rolling blackouts to deal with the power demand further south.
Schardin says they haven’t had to resort to blackouts yet… ....

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Sewer expansion plans continue to help drive Parkston's growth


Community received regional funding to expand system to faciliate retailer s growth
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The community of Parkston is planning to expand its sewer system west of State Highway 37, which would annex the community s Runnings store into the city limits, helping add tax revenue to the town s coffers. (Marcus Traxler / Republic)
PARKSTON The community of Parkston is placing its economic development hopes once again in an unusual place: the city sewer system.
In this case, the efforts to expand the town’s sewer system is a chance to help draw a community business into the city limits and add potential sales tax dollars. ....

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