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Texas Governor Orders Halt to Natural Gas Shipments Out of State
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas signed an government order on Wednesday directing pure fuel suppliers to promote solely to energy turbines within the state. With a second winter storm approaching, hundreds of thousands have been nonetheless with out energy.
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I’ve earlier at this time issued an order, efficient at this time by way of February the twenty first, requiring these producers which were transport to places exterior of Texas to as a substitute promote that pure fuel to Texas energy turbines. That can even enhance the ability that’s going to be produced and despatched to properties right here in Texas. That will enhance the flexibility of gas-powered turbines in Texas to enhance energy despatched to the Texas energy grid. The preliminary and the principle storm that has precipitated the extreme harm in Texas is now starting to transfer out of the state of Texas. Snow and sleet in Northeast Texas will proceed to exist but in addition regularly transfer out over the following six hours. After that, one other spherical of precipitation will likely be coming throughout the state over the following 24 hours Cold temperatures will stay throughout a lot of the state for the following few days. Most of the state will likely be beneath freezing tomorrow morning. We ought to, throughout the state, begin getting above freezing on Saturday.
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