electricity

Texas uses a lot of power and has had to contend with rolling blackouts among other things. It also creates a lot of power and, apparently, throws a lot away.

Now that you know that we could be in trouble with this once again, its best to at least be ready so you won't have to get ready.

So basically, sit in a dark cool place with your dirty clothes and don't move until Friday. Gotcha.

His curiosity and experiment led to many discoveries including demonstrating lightning as electricity 266 years ago today.

The Memorial Day weekend storms that swept through East Texas and Western Louisiana caused widespread damage throughout Gregg, Harrison and Panola Counties along with DeSoto Parish in Louisiana. With high winds and two confirmed EF-1 tornadoes in the storm path, downed trees have caused a lot of damage to the power infrastructure.

I came across this earlier today and I wanted to know if this really works.  If you're an electrician, or have ever tried this before, let us know if this is real.

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), system operator for the state's bulk transmission grid, is asking consumers and businesses to reduce their electricity use during peak electricity hours from 3 to 7 p.m. today. More after the jump.