Texas uses a lot of power and has had to contend with rolling blackouts among other things. It also creates a lot of power and, apparently, throws a lot away.
Ok, the out of control wildfire in Arizona is still burning like, well, a fire that's burning out of control. So what's the latest? Is Firemageddon 2011 - hey, that rhymes! - upon us? Let's find out....
I don't know if you've got what looks like a lot of dirt hanging in the air at your house, but over here by the airport, a brown haze rolled in about an hour ago. That's not dirt, kids, that's smoke. From Arizona.
Yesterday, KVIA reported that the wildfire that is burning out of control in Arizona and other western states, could threaten El Paso Electric's power lines. Those lines provide about 40% of El Paso's electricity, and that could mean the rolling blackouts that we suffered through in February could be coming back. And El Paso Electric's latest press release makes it seem like that's becoming more
In February, El Paso became very, very familiar with the term rolling blackouts, when Mother Nature decided to blast us with some wickedly cold temperatures. Well, Mama is mad again, and this time, she using fire to show us we best stop messing with Mother Nature!