AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rolling blackouts are underway across Texas as the state experiences an energy emergency at the highest levels. These blackouts were expected to last 40 minutes or less but instead will now last longer than 40 minutes, according to Austin Energy.
Overnight Monday, ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, moved the Energy Emergency Alert to level three, the highest alert level for the state due to the record electric demand. ERCOT manages the state’s power grid and on Sunday evening it reported a new winter peak demand record.
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