Nearly 2.6 million homes and businesses in Texas are still without power as cold temperatures persist
and last updated 2021-02-17 17:30:15-05 Nearly 2.6 million homes and businesses in Texas are still without power Wednesday amid freezing temperatures, a full two days after winter storms overtaxed the stateâs power grid. According to PowerOutages.us 2.6 million customers in the state are still without power. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the stateâs electricity regulation body, still has the state in a Level 3 Alert â the highest emergency level. That emergency level involves rotating blackouts in the hopes of conserving energy as the grid struggles to prod...