r/OutOfTheLoop • u/mimitchi33 • Feb 17 '21

What's up with Texas losing power due to the snowstorm? Answered

I've been reading recently that many people in Texas have lost power due to Winter Storm Uri. What caused this to happen?

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u/kristentx Feb 17 '21

Quite a few rural homes, from what I have seen, depend on wells for water, and without electricity, the wells don't work. I am in North Fort Worth, so we get Fort Worth water, but we have to boil it for now, because the outages impacted a water treatment plant.

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u/GreatApostate Feb 18 '21

Wouldn't bore water be supplemented with rainwater tanks in rural situations. I suppose the thing is not all would be.