Winter storms that lasted for many days killed at least 76 people in many parts of the United States, and about half of them occurred in Texas, the worst-hit state.
The disaster also caused millions of people to suffer from power outages, and wholesale electricity prices soared. Some users even received 16,000 US dollars (approximately RMB 100,000) of "astronomical electricity bills."
Energy experts believe that the authorities failed to upgrade the infrastructure in time to deal with the cold, which resulted in the power outage.
On February 21, local time, according to US media reports, car accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning, house fires, and low temperatures caused by the winter storm have caused at least 76 deaths in many parts of the United States, of which about half occurred in Texas.
Texas Governor Abbott said that there are still about 30,000 Texans in a state of power outage, and he expects that all power services will be restored on the evening of the 21st or 22nd local time.
After the heavy snow caused a blackout, the Public Utilities Commission of Texas (PUCT) raised the upper limit of electricity bills to $9 per kWh, which caused many users to increase their electricity bills to more than $100 in a single day.
After heavy snow brought severe disasters, weather forecasts indicated that the air-conditioning mass was finally going to recede.
The current temperature has gradually picked up, but the low temperature in parts of the Southwest Plain still continues, so there are still many places in the local power outages, and even large-scale pipeline bursts.
(Producing Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】