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Houston Matters

ERCOT’s Explanation And Sky-High Electricity Bills: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 26, 2021 · The Houston Matters panel of non-experts weighs in on stories from the week’s news and decides if they’re good, bad, or ugly.

Tags electricity bills ercot Marco Roberts Mary Flood missing pets Mustafa Tameez power outage The Good The Bad and The Ugly winter freeze

Houston Matters

Electric Customers Go To Court Over Last Week’s Power Outage (Feb. 25, 2021)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on February 25, 2021 · On Thursday's show: We take a closer look at the expensive and litigious fallout from last week's freezing weather and statewide power outages.

Tags agriculture Black Panthers christian menefee electricity bills ercot Freedman's Town Freezing Weather harris county attorney Judas and the Black Messiah lawsuits power outage Sid Miller The Bigger Picture

Town Square

Power Is Restored But Water And Food Insecurity Remain – How To Find Supplies, As Houston Expects Another Overnight Freeze

Catherine Lu

Posted on February 18, 2021 · We bring you the latest status on power, food and water distribution, and tonight’s freeze with local and state organizers, including former Congressman Beto O'Rourke.

Tags Beto O'Rourke CenterPoint Energy food safety Frank Billingsley houston food bank Nicole Lander power outage Sara Willa Ernst Winter Storm

Town Square

It’s Day 3 Of The Winter Storms. Here’s What We Know And What You Should Do

Catherine Lu

Posted on February 17, 2021 · Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and officials from the County and State level join us with updates and life-saving tips, along with Houston Public Media reporters.

Tags Ed Hirs ercot Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner Katie Watkins Laurie Johnson Mark Sloan power outage Ron Reynolds water outage Winter Storm

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WATCH: Restoring Power To Puerto Rico’s Last Two Percent

ADRIAN FLORIDO, NPR / NICK MICHAEL, NPR / ANDY HUETHER, NPR

Posted on May 4, 2018 · Seven months after Hurricane Maria, thousands of people in the Puerto Rican mountains are still waiting for the lights to come back on. Why is power restoration for the last two percent so difficult?

Tags 360 Hurricane Maria power outage Puerto Rico video

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Island-Wide Blackout Hits Puerto Rico Nearly Seven Months After Hurricane Maria

DANICA COTO, AP

Posted on April 18, 2018 · Officials said it could take 24 to 36 hours to fully restore power to more than 1.4 million customers

Tags Blackout Hurricane Maria power outage Puerto Rico unstable power

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UPDATE: Dickinson Residents Regain Power After Major Outage

Houston Public Media Staff

Posted on December 20, 2017 · Around 2,900 customers were without power when the problem happened

Tags Blackout New MExico power outage texas

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TSU Closes For Day Due To Power Outage

HPM Digital Team

Posted on December 18, 2017 · Texas Southern University closed Monday, Dec. 18 due to a power outage

Tags houston power outage texas southern university tsu

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UPDATE: Georgia Power CEO Says Gear Failed, Causing Fire At Atlanta Airport

Associated Press

Posted on December 18, 2017 · Thousands of people remained stranded a day after the outage at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Tags airport power outage atlanta Atlanta Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport power outage

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Severe Storm Leaves About 700K Without Power in Northeast

Associated Press

Posted on October 30, 2017 · There were reports of downed trees and power lines around the region

Tags new england power outage storm

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Power Restored After Large Scale Outage In Dickinson, Texas

HPM News Staff

Posted on May 16, 2017 · Dickinson Texas was hit by a devastating power outage that effected a large percentage of the city.

Tags Dickinson power outage texas Texas-New Mexico Power Company

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