That's cool, I'm currently in Polk County, but I spend a lot of time in that area and even lived in Willis for a few years (2010-2013). I'll assume you're also familiar with SHECO then... their outage map shows all power is currently on, but at the beginning of all this, the rolling blackouts were only in counties on the ERCOT grid. As far as blackouts only affecting cities, my mom lives in Walker county, out in the sticks west of Huntsville, and the power at her place has been off and on every few hours the last few days, obviously part of the rolling blackouts. Thankfully, they appear to have ended, at least in her area, because she had power all day today. I just can't figure out the logic to any of this, none of it makes any sense.
Side note: I'm a building designer (basically a notch below architect). If you know where Sam's Liquor and Donuts is in Willis, the building going up behind them is one of our designs. It's not the prettiest thing, but the owners cheaped out on the nicer features we had planned.
If she's out on Hwy 30, going to Shiro and Roans Prairie, maybe she came under the authority of the Bryan-College Station generating plant? They appear to have new infrastructure out there.
She's a little south of 30, out in the woods between 1791 and 1374, so I guess SW of Huntsville would be more accurate. I know the plant you're talking about though (Tenaska Frontier, I think?). I pass it on my way to Bryan every once in a while, along with that stinky ass landfill.
Looking at the actual SHECO coverage map, she just might be getting power from that station, as her area is not covered by SHECO.
Yah, I know the road--turn left at Alpha Omega Academy and it goes down to Montgomery. My jeweler friend in Huntsville lives in Plantersville and drives that road every day. There's also a generating plant near Willis, out on Longstreet Road (where the Love's Truckstop is), and their infrastructure is new, too. That's the plant that I think services my area.
I didn't know about that plant, but that would make sense. It looks like temps will stay above freezing starting Saturday, so hopefully we can all get some relief and crews can get this shit fixed.
That's cool, I'm currently in Polk County, but I spend a lot of time in that area and even lived in Willis for a few years (2010-2013). I'll assume you're also familiar with SHECO then... their outage map shows all power is currently on, but at the beginning of all this, the rolling blackouts were only in counties on the ERCOT grid. As far as blackouts only affecting cities, my mom lives in Walker county, out in the sticks west of Huntsville, and the power at her place has been off and on every few hours the last few days, obviously part of the rolling blackouts. Thankfully, they appear to have ended, at least in her area, because she had power all day today. I just can't figure out the logic to any of this, none of it makes any sense.
Side note: I'm a building designer (basically a notch below architect). If you know where Sam's Liquor and Donuts is in Willis, the building going up behind them is one of our designs. It's not the prettiest thing, but the owners cheaped out on the nicer features we had planned.
Edit: Walker county IS on the ERCOT map.
If she's out on Hwy 30, going to Shiro and Roans Prairie, maybe she came under the authority of the Bryan-College Station generating plant? They appear to have new infrastructure out there.
She's a little south of 30, out in the woods between 1791 and 1374, so I guess SW of Huntsville would be more accurate. I know the plant you're talking about though (Tenaska Frontier, I think?). I pass it on my way to Bryan every once in a while, along with that stinky ass landfill.
Looking at the actual SHECO coverage map, she just might be getting power from that station, as her area is not covered by SHECO.
Yah, I know the road--turn left at Alpha Omega Academy and it goes down to Montgomery. My jeweler friend in Huntsville lives in Plantersville and drives that road every day. There's also a generating plant near Willis, out on Longstreet Road (where the Love's Truckstop is), and their infrastructure is new, too. That's the plant that I think services my area.
I didn't know about that plant, but that would make sense. It looks like temps will stay above freezing starting Saturday, so hopefully we can all get some relief and crews can get this shit fixed.