On February 16, local time, according to local media reports in the United States, as of 9:40 a.m. Eastern time on February 16, the large-scale winter storm that swept across the United States in recent days has caused more than 5.5 million households to lose power and the power supply company was forced to implement Rolling power outages.
Among them, Texas was the most affected, with nearly 4,307,010 households out of power.
According to local media reports, the Texas power grid was designed with only the local hot summer climate in mind, so it is particularly affected by the cold winter weather.
The Southwest Power Company (SPP), which manages the power grids of 14 states from North Dakota to Oklahoma, announced on the 16th that it will conduct a rolling blackout the next day.
Lanny Nickell, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Southwestern Electric Power Company, said in a statement that the move was a "last resort" and the company had never come this far before.
"This is our last resort. Although it places a burden on our subsidiaries and customers, this is the measure we have to take to prevent the situation from getting worse and leading to more massive outages." (CCTV reporter Xu Tao)