Beto O’Rourke Blasts Texas Gov Over Power Warning

The Hill reports:

Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke knocked Gov. Greg Abbott (R) after the state’s grid operator appealed to Texans to “voluntarily conserve electricity” during a statewide heat wave on Monday.

ERCOT cited “record high electric demand” during the heat wave and low wind to power turbines as “driving the need for this important action by customers.” ERCOT urged Texans to turn down their thermostats and hold off on using energy-guzzling appliances or pool pumps during the six hour period.

O’Rourke won the Texas Democratic primary in March and will face Abbott in the general election in November. Recent polling from the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin shows Abbott leading O’Rourke by a 6-point margin.

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We can’t rely on the grid when it’s hot.

We can’t rely on the grid when it’s cold.

We can’t rely on Greg Abbott. It’s time to vote him out and fix the grid.

— Beto O’Rourke (@BetoORourke) July 11, 2022