TX: Winter affects power supply

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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110202/ts_alt_afp/mexicousweatherstorm_20110202234748

Mexico supplies electricity to wintry Texas
AFP
? Wed Feb 2, 6:47 pm ET

MEXICO CITY (AFP) ? Mexico's state electricity company on Wednesday started supplying electricity to the US state of Texas, where demand shot up amid unusually cold temperatures and caused power outages...

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Source: http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2011/02/02/blackouts-anger-dallas-hospitals/

Blackouts Anger Dallas Hospitals
By Jay Gormley, CBS 11 News
February 2, 2011 11:59 PM

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) ? They are the critical care safety nets for North Texas: Parkland, Baylor, Methodist and Presbyterian Dallas. So, during Wednesday?s rolling outages, why was the power cut to these vital hospitals?

 

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Re: TX: Winter affects power supply

Source: http://www.kfoxtv.com/news/26736292/detail.html

Borderland Residents Asked To Limit Use Of Natural Gas

Posted: 5:06 pm MST February 3, 2011
EL PASO, Texas -- Texas Gas Service is continuing to experience natural gas pressure challenges in certain neighborhoods due to low pressure in pipes associated with the weather events.

The company is asking for voluntary closures of commercial facilities that have a high volume of gas usage in an effort to be able to service residential customers...