FOR
FOR SOME
FOR SOME TEXANS - IT HAS BEEN DAYS IN THE DARK. YOU AREN'T LOOKING AT A BLACK
BOX...BUT A PHOTO
SHARED WITH US FROM THE 43RD
FLOOR OF THE
INDEPENDENT IN DOWNTOWN. IT
SHOWS NEIGHBORHOOD S SOUTH OF
THE RIVER- LOOKING PRATICALLY
PITCH BLACK.
PITCH BLACK. PEOPLE ARE STILL TRYING TO
UNDERSTAND HOW THESE POWER OUTAGES ARE STILL
HAPPENING.
JOINING US NOW IS JOSHUA RHODES.
HE
HE IS
HE IS A
HE IS A RESEARCHER AT THE WEBBER ENERGY GROUP AT U-T AUSTIN. THANKS FOR
THANKS FOR
JOINING
JOINING US HERE ON MIDDAY. WE SPOKE TO YOU JUST THREE
DAYS AGO ABOUT THE POWER OUTAGE SITUATION. WHAT'S YOUR TAKE
ABOUT
WHAT'S STILL GOING ON?
THIS MORNING ERCOT GAVE AN
UPDATE- SAID MAJORITY OF
CUSTOMERS ARE ABLE TO BE
RESTORED. DOES THIS MEAN
THIS
THIS CRISIS IS ALMOST OVER? GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT SAIDV ON
FOX
FOX NEWS
FOX NEWS WIND AND SOLAR ENERGY FAILED AND THAT'S A REASON FOR
THE
THE POWER
THE POWER OUTAGES. ERCOT SAID OTHERWISE- SOLAR ENERGY FAILED AND THAT'S A
REASON FOR
REASON FOR
THE
THE POWER
THE POWER OUTAGES. ERCOT SAID OTHERWISE-
OTHERWISE-
THAT'S
THAT'S A
THAT'S A REASON FOR THE POWER OUTAGES.
OUTAGES.
ERCOT
ERCOT SAID OTHERWISE- THAT COAL, GAS AND NUCLEAR
ENERGY
ENERGY SAW MORE WATT OUTAGE. CAN YOU BREAK THIS DOWN FOR US? IS THERE REALLY ONE SOURCE TO BLAME
FOR THE
FOR THE
DOWN
DOWN FOR
DOWN FOR US? IS THERE REALLY ONE SOURCE TO BLAME FOR THE WIDESPREAD OUTAGES?
WHAT KIND OF LASTING IMPACT DO
YOU THINK THESE OUTAGES
WILL HAVE?
NOW FOR YOU PERSONALLY- WHAT
HAS YOUR EXPERIENCE BEEN LIKE
WITH THE OUTAGES?
JOSHUA
JOSHUA RHODES IS RESEARCHER WITH THE WEBBER ENERGY GROUP AT U-T
AUSTIN. THANKS FOR
CHATTING WITH US AND HELPING US
UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING
THAT'S GOING ON. STAY SAFE.