Lights Go Out Twice During Texas Weather Forecast Discussing How Heat Could Lead to Rolling Blackouts
It is the middle of the summer and it is very hot most places in the United States, but in Texas th extreme annual summer heat is a serious issue because of the state's independent power grid which cannnot handle the demand for electricity in such extreme temperatures. ABC13 Houston's chief meteorologist Travis Herzog was mentioning this issue today when lights went out in the studio.
But hey, the show must go on!
— Travis Herzog (@TravisABC13) July 13, 2022
And to be clear, we're not sure why the power went out temporarily in our building.
What I can tell you is that grid conditions are getting *really* tight. Hopefully we can get through this with the lights and A/C ON!
The lights came back on and the news station was able to continue with their business, but then the exact same thing happened during the five o'clock hour.
Mystery solved. One of our engineers informed me we went off the grid a little after 3PM. The studio lights aren’t on a dedicated backup power source, so they went off as we switched generator power. Two hours later we went off generator and on the grid and the process repeated.
— Travis Herzog (@TravisABC13) July 14, 2022
Good luck to the people of Texas. Hopefully, the worst problem they have is not knowing where their power is coming from, as opposed to wondering when it will come back.