Austin Energy: No definitive timeline on power restoration
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- Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
- Officials said one of the reasons it is taking so long to restore power is the trees and tree limbs keep falling on power lines after they were previously restored by Austin Energy crews.
This is what happens without adequate regulation of industry. Cost cutting and inadequate maintenance which hurts ordinary people.
I lived in Austin 7 years.....when you have Greg Abbott for Governor keeping everything as "The Wild Wild West" is about all you can expect.
This is what happens when ppl keep voting Abbott as governor. He's always saying how worried he is about immigration but never does anything for Texans.
@@Ron-oe7hg how would you prevent ice forming on branches and lines ??
Well they want Abbot and they’ve got him. I bet his electricity is on… OAN: I wonder where Ted and his family went this year 🤔
Yeah Austin is liberal run and the most liberal city in tx
@@jgram88 which means Abbott makes sure they get no state funding.....that's how it works.
when you owe power companies money, they want it quick.. when they owe you power, you get it when we give it back to you
God, don't make me defend power companies. When you pay power companies it's you, singular. When they need to restore power it's you and like 40,000 other yous.
They say everything is Texas is bigger. It's true, I don't think any other stat has the huge issues TX has when hit with winter storms.
" Two steps forward and three steps backwards!'
Is this a Texas dance...🤷♀️...😊
What is sad this time is how it was said that the so called City would be prepared back when it snowed in Austin. There is no snow on the ground in this city. Officials are saying the exact same crap they did when it actually snowed. There are signal lights out as well. My power has been out about two days. The amount of money that it cost to live in this city is ridiculous seeing as to how the City can’t even figure out how to efficiently get power back on when it goes out. Weird how I haven’t seen not one Austin energy truck in this area at all. I’ve only seen crews scrambling to cut tree branches but no Austin energy trucks in sight. Maybe it’s because of the area I live in. Get the hint 🤔
Pay your bill
Please say something that makes sense. You obviously don’t have the capacity to do so. I pay my bills all on my lonesome. I wonder if you can say the same. How bout take some of that bill money and invest in some education classes
Is there anything else you would like to add @lizlemon717 or do you have anything else productive to do?
When we had the Derecho a few years ago, our power was out for days. And I even had to run a generator to have water as I have a well, and so my livestock didn't die. Quit bitching.
Go back to California
Its called incompetence & greed. They should refund everyone's entire power bill for the month, at least. Then be fined enough to hurt.
This happens everytime there is ice storms in texas. But what is crazy people throw a fit if electric company cuts the trees on their property. The trees can't take the weight of ice, not much that can be done. Ice is ice. This is why Texans always say the weather in the state is always bi polar.
Welcome to OHIO! WE live with it.
Single digits to below freezing in WI. No power outages here.
The Sheboygan coal plant was supposed to have permanently closed this past year but was postponed for a few more years because the "green" alternative energy that was going to replace it isn't anywhere near ready. Solar farms are getting built in many places in the state which will be a future risk to power reliability just like Texas has experienced. Plus there was a windmill generator that collapsed a few weeks ago in WI. When those coal plants finally do close get ready because black outs will be common
@@strong40 thanks oil company spokesman for the lines of crap you tried to pull over eyes here.
@@joelbuchanan471 how exactly does an oil company benefit from a coal power plant? I think you won the award for dumbest comment of the day
Good ol Texas reliable private corporate services.
There's nothing better.
The gop says so.
Austin electrical service is not private.
Good ol' Texas Power grid! Way to go, Greg Abbott!
Well, we gotta have that green energy… green in Greg’s pocket from the kickbacks, that is.
Yeah, how many winters does he get to screw up before people vote him out. Just ridiculous.
@@pollyhorlander7389 green energy did better than nat gas in the last storm. Go green!
@@danieldalton6544 definitly not his strong point ,but he’s too strong on other issues to vote out.
@@danieldalton6544 O Rourke would've won had he stuck with the same strategy he used in 2018. He should've known that the current administration has a bad rep and allying with them would do more damage than good, but i guess he didn't want to pay for his own campaign. He did better against Ted than he did against Abbott.
Again? I believe this company should be held accountable.
You should not ask for help until you need it and there's little that can be done about ice forming and breaking limbs and poles until after it happens. Be patient and you can get back to normal very soon.
So much for being ready.
Abbott thank you for not fixing the power grid.
not a grid failure
@@roach75 Girl, keep up, people don't have power, that's the definition of a grid failure. DUH!
Fixing the power grid is useless when 2 or 3 pounds of ice cover the trees and wires! Ice is heavy--ice will cause things to break.
@@joelbuchanan471 who the hell you calling a girl boomer
I live in FL. I appreciate looking at this.
I live in Florida and I'm enjoying it as well.
Prayers for all affected
Power goes out in Texas every winter.
Just the way Abbott likes it; the Killer on Wheels.
Come the Lord's Judgment Day, who knows how many bodies will be found under his wheels...
Hell is a very warm place, I'm told.
Prayers for those effected. Prayers for the lineman working to repair the energy lines …
Talking to your self has never done anyone any good, praying is nothing but a cop out, a lip service that makes you feel good but doesn't do anything in the real world.. Instead pretending you care, why don't you go there and really help them instead.
@@germanjohn5626 bingo
When corporate greed is more important than the customers.
It’s genius to respond to your past failures by saying nothing is wrong and making no adjustments going forward. Problems always solve themselves that way 🤦♂️
I’m one of the few with solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall out here in Austin. I’m the only one with the lights on.
*yet here the redneck smartasses are making fun of your solar. LMAO. so how comfy was **_your_** nice warm bed last night!*
*GREEN is the future!*
Guys. This happened only two years ago. Either the leadership (mayor, governor) has a very poor memory, or they had no intention of fixing the problem. Follow the money.
This is entirely unrelated to what happened two years ago. Austin was not affected two years ago, and two years ago was not an ice storm that downed power lines.
"Follow the money."
You're really on the scent, Mary.
@@craigsj Not ENTIRELY unrelated. A blizzard and an ice storm are different in many ways, yes. But they should've anticipated the possibility of other kinds of harsh winter weather, such as ice storms, and implemented policies to deal with it, like what other regions do.
@@gaminggeckos4388 ENTIRELY unrelated. Two years ago it was a grid overload, here it is an ice storm causing downed power lines. Furthermore, "they" are ENTIRELY different organizations, Austin wasn't even affected two years ago.
Stop spreading your ignorance.
@@craigsj Yeah, its a grid overload vs downed power lines. I KNOW those aren't the same things. What I'm SAYING is that people should've said "huh, this sure was a crazy blizzard! I wonder what OTHER dangerous winter weather phenomena we might need to watch out for!"
Are you suggesting it's reasonable for them to ONLY fix problems related to the grid overload caused by the blizzard, and just totally ignore other potential winter problems?
@@gaminggeckos4388 I have been explicit in what I have said. You've felt entitled to run your ignorant mouth and now are trying to save face. Nothing done to address the problem two years ago would have had ANY impact on the problems experienced now, that is a simple fact. Shut your mouth and try learning something.
that guy in office said he fixed it , ha ha . he's owned by that sector .
So how much will it cost the consumers for your lack of knowledge of what to do to prepare for things like this. If you maintain the trees and lines around growing trees this wont happen or you could put them underground
Thank you everyone who voted for Abbott! Here ya go DA!
Put the blame where it is due.... not on Governor Abbott....
Is this, Beto...?😆
It's on Abbott.
The Killer on Wheels keeps racking up corpses to his Judgment Day appointment.
At this point Texas should just assume that they're going to fail when it gets cold.
Putting aside the danger and damage, ice storms are quite fascinating to see.
This is the direct result of having an energy grid that is based on private business. Lowest cost bidder on everything. Now, there is no consequence for the worst customer service. People should get lawyers.
Yeah this is the direct result of the liberals in Austin not letting the power company trim their precious trees because it lowers their property values. Maybe if they practiced what they preached and bought solar panels and wind turbines they'd have power.
This is so sad. Lots of those people just barely finished the repairs from the last time the electrical grid failed in Texas. Now their homes are wrecked again.
I understand exactly what you are saying now imagine if everyone owned an electric vehicle like many in the city demand. Who is possibly going to be able to drive and fix the electric grid after a few days without power?
We get ice storms in Ohio almost every year. IN Ohio we CAN figure out that 1. this is caused by nature, not the power company. AND 2. We also can figure out that the power company WILL get the power on in due time. JUST BE PATIENT! Now Texas best learn those two lessons courtesy of Mother Nature.
Texas Republicans didn't perform the required upgrades to the power grid still?
Democrats runAustin
@@paulgrimm she’s talking about Texans as a greater whole meaning Greg Abbott. He’s the one who made the big ado about getting that done. The grid failure affect way more than Austin.
The Texas Power Grid has been performing nominally during this entire weather event. Trees are falling on the power lines causing outages.
@@sidewalksurf800 Got power at my house.They got out and trimmed trees back from power lines .Guess Austin didn’t do that .
@@paulgrimm because there lazy democrats want some one else to do everything for them while they cry 😢
Imagine paying 500k for a house that has no power.
Though if I had $500k for a house, I'd also spend $7.5k on a decent generator setup, professionally installed.
@@josepherhardt164 You shouldn't have to when a private company is sending you HUGE bills every month for their service.
I'm sure they'll purchase more hotels for the homeless. And there is no way in hell the residents in Hyde Park, Tarrytown, Rollingwood, Travis Heights... will let you cut an inch more than allowed on their trees, that are absolutely too close to the power lines. I love the trees as well, but it's going to take some real guve and take. I certainly hope we dont have to create more mandates. I have lived in Austin since 1983. I still love this city, but I certainly miss its old charm it's nice having job security, though. Stay safe y'all
Something else that I don’t understand or agree with. Officials continue to say that this was a storm 🤔 as if this is Wisconsin, Chicago, New York or places like Minnesota or Canada. I’ve been to Minneapolis and let me just say they experience far worse than what we got. And again, Austin is the MOST expensive city to live in throughout the state of Texas but the city can’t even handle what I think was merely rain and freezing temperatures. Not a storm. Once again this city that cost so much to live in dropped the ball! It is a shame that people have lost their lives because of the negligence of this city!
Does this really surprise anyone?? WE'RE PRAYING FOR YOU TEXAS
no suprise, abbott is a known liar
@@lotwizzard1748 yeah Abbot waved a magic wond
@@roach75 🤣you arent american
Just dream of 110 degree weather. I am sure it will come true.
If energy were an open market instead of centrally planned the competition would extricate Austin from this blunder.
Sounds like the perfect time for Ted Cruz and the family to head down to Cancun for a little vacation.
*flight already left!*
Just pay your bill and don't ask questions....
Must be winter again, power's out in Texas
That's how I know it's Winter; when power goes out in Texas under the Republicans.
It's more accurate than the Almanac.
@@elram2649 Has Texas ever been democrat? Or do you just like to blame a party over a thing that happens every year?
@@ducewags
Waaah! 😭
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@@elram2649 Oh did that hurt you cupcake?
@duce wags
Nah.
But it certainly hurt you, lolz. 😭
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It’s over Austin bros
I would be the werdio who would buy a pellet stove. I would be able to cook, keep warm, and last but not least, my pipes would not freeze. I would also get a generator.
@me mwa You would be the "werdio" to buy a pellet stove, and expect it to work without power.
@@ducewags You understand that it is like a wood stove right? You do not need any power for it to work it is a fire like a wood stove
@@memwa6895 Sure thing bud, you have the "new" pellet stove that needs no power for the blower, the powered vent, or the feeding auger. Ok, got it.
@@ducewags You sound like a fool. both a wood stove and a pellet stove use fire. Like matches. Have fun freezing
Your crews are frustrated... Yeah but do they have electricity for their families
How are the wind turbines doing in the ice storm? Or the solar panels? That's something I'd like to hear about.
Actually, they have been performing well. Those people connected to the power grid, not so well.
Thanks for your concern.
*hmm.. ok you wanted to go there buford? any wind turbines would be unaffected because theyre constantly in motion. their RPM may be reduced due to ice buildup, which will crack on its own & fall off the blades etc., but they dont stop. & unlike the whiny orange fatass one term losing traitor, you ARE smart enough to realize that the energy generated by the "loud bird killing" blades is stored in batteries... if the blades stop spinning there is STILL power. duh. so yeah.. no effect.*
*solar? they can easily handle rain, wind, ice, snow & of course PLENTY of free sunlight... i mean, FYI they ARE manufactured for outdoors. duh #2. texans with solar power HAD HEAT & HOT WATER LAST NIGHT!*
*any other stupid questions to try to 'own the libs' or you just gonna keep voting against your best interests til you die? a question for the stupid...*
@@FranklySpeaking. Frankie is full of jokes tonight. Wins turbines do ice up the same as other moving objects. Airplanes would be one example. Where are all these batteries you speak of? You mean the ONE that Tesla is building in Tx? It can't store power if turbines aren't spinning. Solar panels rely on the sun for energy. How much sunlight does Tx get right now? Certainly not even close to half the day. Where's the power come from during the 12+ hrs of night?
You have any other disinformation to throw out? Maybe something like the laptop that doesn't exist? Or tell me Kamala Harris is smart. Perhaps you'd even try to say Biden has lowered gas prices? You probably even think the border is secure. What other nonsense do you have for me?
@@FranklySpeaking. Once again I've come across a lib with nothing but a big mouth. No facts or anything of relevance, just loud word of nonsense.
That's the third storm-of-the-century this decade.
This is what privatization does, maximizes profit and leaves people in the cold, year after year.
Free enterprise is the bedrock of our economy, but it can be abused, ask the customers of Austin Energy.
Put them underground when you can. Stop hanging them up, just to have this happen again again again. It's past time to start getting "into" our space ship, don't you think?
All the recent subdivisions in Austin are underground utilities. There is a web though of olde neighborhoods around the downtown that are filled with little bungalows and ranch style homes where it would be a very costly preposition to retrofit them into underground power. That is in no way to defend the lame excuse for a Governor they have in that state though. You get what you vote for and Abbott has all his special interest good 'ole boy networks in place. (p.s. My observation comes from years of designing Landscapes and Swimming Pools all through Austin & Surrounding areas and acquiring the Building Permits and dealing all the safety clearances with overhead power lines, etc. When possible some power to homes from poles goes underground while you are in there with everything dug up but in many cases it's just not happening)
I don’t care what Abbott says… it IS a fail of the utility companies in TX. Austin just had an emergency a couple of years ago… obviously they haven’t made the changes needed, or this wouldn’t have been so widespread. Funny bigger cities further north never have power outages like this… because there’s oversight and accountability.
Privatized utilities equals substandard services. Because the PROFIT comes first.
So move to California then
"Austin just had an emergency a couple of years ago…"
It did not.
"...or this wouldn’t have been so widespread. "
It is not widespread.
@@bg5561742 Why would I? Lol don’t worry, so many are moving into Austin the right is quaking in their boots. This State wasn’t always Republican. Then maybe YOU’LL have to move to Florida… land of the other jerk.
@@craigsj Austin IS widespread when it’s the entire city. Get your facts straight.
@@LeniDell Austin is NOT widespread when the subject is the entire state of Texas. Get your facts straight, if you have any.
LOL Dallas has a shitty winter storm but they have power, Austin doesn't have a lick of snow but no power, hilarious
BURY ALL POWERLINES
i agree but whos going to pay for it it isnt cheep
@@roach75 check austin energys profits, they can handle it
This is happening yet half of all people moving to the city want no more fossil fueled cars. The grid goes down and if everyone owns electric vehicles how do the electricians get to work if it takes a few days to fix......
Where's the wind mill power? Whoop! Solar too!
Solar panels on people's rooves are unimpacted by trees falling on power lines. So... That argument kind of backfires on you.
oil state of the country and has no
power!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Put the cables underground!
*best of luck coming up with the billions for that!*
I was hoping I would lose power to use my generator but didn’t happen 😞
We have had a few long outages back in December, the first was from a few feet of snow sticking to everything and then a week later 70+ mph winds. A generator it pretty cheap insurance by allowing your home to stay heated. I wired our house with a sub panel with its own transfer switch that power heat, light fridge freezer and a few other things. I use a Honda 2000 on it. We have a whole house generator when we have to run things like our pump and that has a remote start.
Thats one way to stop illegal aliens
Just didn't plan ahead for the ice storm poor management
A big problem for Austin is that being the hippie haven of Texas, tree trimming is discouraged because a snail or bee or something is endangered. Y'all get what you vote for.
Hey Texans - we're laughing at you again!
Here's a hint: Maybe you can't fix a power grid with a gun.
It is not a power grid problem.
So in other words the city is playing the parents and are chastising the ppl ! WELL THATS WHAT YOU GET FOR HAVING THIS WORLDS IDEOLOGY
"everything we can" so like putting powerlines underground? right right
And people die because the infrastructure is not as important as profits. Profits are more important for Han the earth or even the life upon the earth.
Greg abbott's power grid 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Atleast in California we have sun all year round. No freezing here, other than the babes walking around in bikinis
hahaha... deja vu.
Good thing I can still charge up my Tesla when the power goes out. Oh wait........ nevermind... LOL!!!!!!!!!!!
Gas stations require power too……..
I fill up my cars and I have an extra 60 gallon gas can with a pump that I fill up when I know bad weather is on the way.
Deja Vu
This is all that damn Rag Epps fault.
Be prepared?
To the other commenters complaining about not having power for 2 days. When we had the Derecho a few years ago, our power was out for days. I had to run a generator to have water as I have a well, so my livestock didn't die. That was in addition to clearing fallen trees out of the way so I could get around my farm with machinery. Quit bitching.
It’s my understanding china owns power companies in Texas
Austin one of them???
The power grid in Austin is owned by the city of Austin.
The best way to stay warm is to sleep in your car with your garage door closed and the engine running.
Great advice for lefties
@@ciscornBIG hey sarcasm aside, your comment may fool someone into dying- someone may take it literally
🤭Shame... how many times now?🙄 We'll fill those pockets boys! 🇺🇲🤠
New song:
Abbott, the Killer.
Can't provide electricity but they do provide a Tobacco Free Workspace!
You're trying to advocate for tobacco? Seriously? It's not as though having a tobacco free workspace costs any kind of electricity. Maybe keep the health risks to a minimum?
@@gaminggeckos4388 You can't possibly be that obtuse? As evidenced by the blackout, a blackout that currently has my nephew out of his apartment because theses folks can't do their job, the company isn't doing a good job. Perhaps if they were more concerned with their business, a business in which they are paid to provide electric service, and not with regulating their employees legal behavior to check some virtue signalling box, then there wouldn't be a power outage. So cut the "advocate for tobacco", B.S.
@@stuartdavis798 …But how could banning tobacco, thereby reducing cancer, POSSIBLY INTERFERE with what you’re talking about?
@@gaminggeckos4388 My apologies! You really are that obtuse.
@@stuartdavis798 So what am I wrong about? How are these two things even remotely related? Go ahead, enlighten me.
Paging Rapheal Cruz, Paging Rapheal Cruz, your flight to Mexico has been cancelled yet again. MR Cruz? Mr Cruz? WHY are you not advocating for Texas. Oh yeah, vacay. LOL
Its not like they had this issue a couple years back. 🤣
A blizzard and an ice storm arn't the same kind of issue. BUT, they should've anticipated the possibility of other kinds of harsh winter weather, such as ice storms, and implemented policies to deal with it, like what other regions do.
Going Green+ice storms=no power.
Except this ISN'T caused by going green. In fact, people who put solar panels on their rooves _are unaffected by broken power lines._ So in those cases, going green GAVE power.
We're not ready again this is crap
ah democrat cities
Being stopped by republican laws, yes. Many progressive laws that the city makes often get stopped by laws that the state makes.
I am very sure that it is just not democrat cities. This is what happens when people countinue not to do their jobs and just take the money. I bet he big wigs have power
good luck everybody
That's what you get for not having regulations
just cut a ditch in the ground that goes by everybody's house, and all they need to do is install a water wheel and walla.. turn on the lights!
Jackie needs a lesson in respect
nothing can be done when you have freezing rain except prayers.
Or maybe actual policies to combat it, like other regions that get freezing rain more frequently use. Things like those certainly prove to be much more likely to help than prayers.
@@gaminggeckos4388 nope... we get freezing rain all the time and NOTHING can be done. trees fall, lines fall, roads ice up. [people lose power and patience. Prayers are better than any policies you can put in place to combat freezing rain.
BOIL WATER
This is all BS
You are on your own, folks, help each other. People skills matter. 🕊️🫂