Power outages expected for hours after crash brings down lines in Lewisville, 1 hurt, police say
Police said one person was injured and estimate that power restoration could take up to 10 hours.
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Police said one person was injured and estimate that power restoration could take up to 10 hours.
Typhoon Sinlaku came ashore on a chain of remote U.S. island territories in the Western Pacific, which includes Guam, on Tuesday. It was a super typhoon at the time.
One ice cream shop said the problem is melting more than just dessert.
On Monday, ERCOT told CBS News Texas that it's not anticipating any reliability issues on its statewide grid.
Early Sunday, Jan. 25, at least 21,000 customers were without power after freezing rain, sleet and snow fell across the state Saturday.
As North Texans prepare for the winter weather, concerns are growing about possible power outages.
Oncor and ERCOT are gearing up for a major winter storm across North Texas.
Some folks are not taking any chances, getting portable generators for their homes.
Thousands of homes are without power across Tarrant County after a night of severe thunderstorms.
The explosion happened Wednesday night at the Engineering Key section of campus, which was evacuated.
Strong to severe storms moved through North Texas on Tuesday morning, causing widespread damage and power outages.
Thousands of North Texas residents are without power Tuesday morning, with Dallas County reporting the most outages.
The first severe weather of 2025 may have come and gone, but it left a big mess across North Texas.
Many Oncor customers are without electricity due to early morning storms, with Wise County facing the highest number of outages.
Thousands of Oncor customers were without power in North Texas Wednesday morning after strong storms moved through.
The Oncor website notes that out of more than 4 million customers they serve, there are 56 outages affecting 880 customers.
Virtually all of Puerto Rico spent New Year's Eve without electricity as a power outage hit the U.S. territory, but the lights are slowly coming back on for 2025.
Extreme cold events have occurred more frequently in recent years, despite abnormally warm temperatures overall in Texas.
Police and forecasters say a tornado and severe thunderstorm have struck the Oklahoma City area, causing injuries and scattered damage.
U.S. energy infrastructure has proven to be problematic as-is, and threats to its reliability are growing. Experts say there's a solution.
The number of heat-related deaths in Texas is rising among residents who lost power during Hurricane Beryl.
"Power companies along the Gulf Coast must be prepared to deal with hurricanes, to state the obvious," Texas Gov. Abbott said.
The slow pace of restoring power in America's fourth-largest city has put CenterPoint Energy, Houston's utility provider, under mounting scrutiny over whether it was sufficiently prepared for Beryl.
Over 2,000 customers are currently without power, including The Star, Omni and Keurig-Dr Pepper.
As of Monday evening, about 3,000 customers in North Texas are still without power.
