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We are launching a weekly blog over at the website! It will be an informal look at the week ahead, what's happening at TVEC and hopefully some useful and fun info from around the internet. It is part of an ongoing effort to expand the ways we connect and share this co-op life.
Take a look, send me some feedback and we will see how this thing evolves over time.
www.tvec.net/august-19-plugged-in-blog/
And... have a great week!
August 19 – Plugged In Blog – Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative
August 19 – Plugged In Blog Posted on August 19, 2019 by Don Johnson Welcome to TVEC’s new weekly Plugged In blog. It is a quick look at the week ahead in the TVEC service area and what is going on at your co-op! Sunday’s Outages – It was an eventful weekend, wrapping with a widespread outag...Outage Update: As of 12:05 p.m. this outage has been restored. If you power has not come back on, please report your outage at 800-967-9324.
Outage Alert - TVEC Crews are checking lines from Cedarvale to western Van Zandt County to see what is causing an outage affecting about 530 members. The circuit was on enhanced safety settings for workers in the area.
Any updates regarding this outage will be made as updates to this post.
Update 9:45 p.m.- To clarify news reporting, the outages today were the result of transmission grid conditions that originated outside of TVEC's service area. TVEC had almost 30,000 members affected, and power has been fully restored within our area. We cannot verify power for areas outside our service territory.
Below is a link to a Longview News-Journal story with some preliminary reporting on this widespread event.
www.news-journal.com/general/substation-at-longview-eastman-plant-said-to-be-cause-of/article_0c6...
Update 8:45 p.m. - All TVEC circuits affected by this outage have been restored at this time. If your power has not come back on, please report your outage at 800-967-9324.
Thank you for your patience during this event. We will update later this week with additional information regarding the cause and response to this event, and how something outside our area affected so many TVEC members.
Update 8 p.m. - TVEC has been cleared to begin restoring power to the areas affected by this outage situation, but we do not yet have restoration times for any specific areas. As lines are restored and we ensure that everything is stable, additional areas will be added.
Update 6 p.m. - Widespread transmission issues have resulted in outages for a large portion of the TVEC service area, along with more than 100,000 people in northeast Texas.
We do not have an time estimate for resolution of this problem, or when power may be restored. Please make provisions for persons who may be sensitive to heat or need continuous electricity for medical devices.
www.kltv.com/2019/08/18/swepco-confirms-widespread-outages-cause-unknown-this-time/
Update: 5:30 p.m. - The repeated power anomalies/blinks are affecting a large part of east Texas, and appear to come from the transmission grid serving the region. We do not yet have any information regarding the exact cause or expected time for resolution.
TVEC is responding to several outages and power anomalies that are happening over a broad part of the TVEC service territory. We will update with additional information as soon as possible.
UPDATE: As of 5:08 p.m., ERCOT has cancelled their calls for conservation. Thank you for your efforts.
Member Alert: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas is once again calling for voluntary conservation efforts due to high demand.
You can find more information on the current grid conditions at ercot.com.
These conservation efforts help to keep from reaching a critical point where electric utilities would have to initiate "Rotating Outages" to curb demand.
Thank you for your efforts!
As of 5:00 p.m., this ERCOT conservation alert has been rescinded, and grid conditions show enough generating capacity to meet demand.
Thank you for you conservation efforts, which are always a good idea!
ENERGY CONSERVATION ALERT:
Due to high demand, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) is requesting conservation efforts across the region to support grid reliability.
Please take energy use reduction measures to help improve grid conditions and lower the possibility of rolling outages.
Thank You for your help!
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