El Paso, Texas – Nearly three million Texans are dealing with ongoing power outages after a massive winter storm tore through the state, but that is not the case in El Paso.
El Paso is not part of the Electrical Reliability Council of Texas (Ercot), a major grid operator that controls about 90 percent of the state’s electrical load.
El Paso Electric, which oversees power from Hatch to Van Horn, reported that El Paso is part of Western International’s network, according to KVIA information.
The ongoing cuts they have implemented could continue until the state’s climate emergency is over. “Here in the El Paso region, in our service territory, we are very proud and happy of our teams who work very hard and you can see in their impact,” said Eddie Gutierrez, Vice President of Customer Service and Communications for El Paso. Electric.
According to the power company, about 3,000 customers suffered power outages lasting five minutes or less when the winter storm hit on Sunday. As of Monday afternoon, only 12 customers were affected.
El Paso Electric said they are always trying to prepare for the future and after a winter storm in 2011, the utility company worked to replace and upgrade their equipment.
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