Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Laredo Sun is reporting word of "brownouts" throughout Gateway City

Ready Kilowatt says: Prepare for power outages. Also, I miss being atop the CPL plant in Laredo, Texas!

Laredo Sun is reportedly shortly after 12noon that Laredo can expect to experience some "brownouts" throughout the local area. The power companies have resorted to using the term brownouts to refer to power outages that are usually planned and shorter in duration than the unplanned blackouts. It sort of doesn't make sense to me. When the power is off, it's off and you don't see brown when it's dark, you still see black until you find a candle or something. I think a more appropriate term would be black offs. Oh well. Keep those flashlights and candles handy.  Here's what the Laredo Sun has on the outages.

From The Laredo Sun 
City of Laredo officials have been notified by American Electric Power (AEP) that our community, as well as others in the State of Texas, will experience temporary power outages throughout the day as the demand of electricity has increased due to the cold weather.
The temporary outages, also known as “Brownouts”, will occur at different times and in different sections of the city.
The public is asked to take the necessary precautions such as treating traffic lights as all-way stops, ensure that critical and essential electrical equipment has operational power back-up, and to monitor local media outlets for updates.
P.S.  photo caption refers to a time when Ready Kilowatt glowed in the night at Laredo's power plant.

9 comments:

  1. Hey! I resent being referred to as a "brownout" victim. That's borderline racist!

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  2. I forget to use my racist checker, it's like a spell checker but picks up possibly racist comments like "brownout". Sorrrrrry.

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  3. I kid. I kid. You know I merely kid.

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  4. I kid, You Kid, We all Kid, sounds like a slogan I've heard somewhere.

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  5. Hey, first you get a slogan, then its a mascot. You just might be able to take down LMIB . . .

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  6. good suggestions, let me take it up with my boardmembers. Como?? They laughed me out of the room when I said "take down the LMIB"!

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  7. Brownouts are when you the lights go dim, or flashy, but not completely out.

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  8. Great blog, by the way! :)

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  9. Thanks for reading and for the info

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