From what I've seen:
- small % - never lost power. (Shared a substation with a hospital or other emergency center.)
- large % - had power 75% of the time Monday - Wednesday. Lots of people being cycled 2 hrs on, 30 minutes off, etc. (>4 million people were in this category.)
- small % - lost power 98-100% of the time Monday - Wednesday.
We were in the % that lost power completely for 3 days, but because we aren't idiots and we are rural - we flipped a few switches and took our whole property off the grid.
There will be 100,000 homes with some level of water damage from broken pipes just because they don't build houses in Texas for heavy freezes.
All that to say: The media LOVES to make Texas look bad because Texas is conservative. So, take everything you hear with a grain of salt.
I'm one of those without power for going on 72 hours now. I've buried things from the refrigerator in the snow at this point. Had to deal with outside pipes freezing, and now the water is unsafe to drink without boiling.
Some people I know don't even have water or gas (hot water, stove to heat water). Others I know have had power the whole time.
I haven't tried to start cars yet, don't want to waste battery. Apparently stores have long lines and are cleaned out.
This has been difficult, mostly because there's no warm place to recharge and relax, other than a hot shower and in bed.
Thanks. Sorry to hear that, but I'm glad you have a generator.
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