Hurricane Beryl's aftermath is now proving to be a struggle for many Houston residents as the city suffers long blackouts, internet disruptions, and slow data access as intense heat waves loom.
Energy service provider CenterPoint told The Washington Post that power outages could take several days as the company tries to restore all affected utilities impacting at least 1.8 million customers.
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A similar situation can be seen in internet service providers as Lumen Technologies, which supplies most local internet connections for Houston, warned that partial service disruptions would continue for days.
All of these come as Houston and neighboring cities prepare for sweltering heat, which now averages 88 F, to surge electricity demand throughout the city.
Experts have already signaled that Texas could break its previous power demand records as data centers, crypto mining, and higher temperatures would make a significant impact on its electricity supplies.
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To meet the state's growing power demands, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott already proposed to raise its power supply capacity by 15% each year to keep up with the disruptions and other hurdles affecting the state's power lines.
If no definite action is taken, over 26 million residents are expected to suffer directly from the heat waves that may come this August as chances of city-wide blackouts rise.
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Hurricane Beryl Wrecks Across Texas's Power Supply
Similar situations can be seen across other parts of Texas as residents, businesses, and government units try to recover from Hurricane Beryl.
The state even has to revert most operations' power supply to oil firms for restoring operations while renewable energy services remain unusable.
As of writing, Hurricane Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical cyclone as its power decreased following its landfall in Texas.
Remnants of the storm are still expected to affect several areas in western New York and neighboring areas, although not as severe as the damages left in Texas.
