Day: October 9, 2014

ERCOT Discontinues Rolling Blackouts

By bpub | October 9, 2014 | Comments Off on ERCOT Discontinues Rolling Blackouts

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS –The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has discontinued the rolling blackouts that were ordered late Wednesday afternoon. At this time, all Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) customers should have power restored.

Damaged Electrical Pole Causes Outage in Northwest Brownsville

By bpub | October 9, 2014 | Comments Off on Damaged Electrical Pole Causes Outage in Northwest Brownsville

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS – A car accident early Thursday morning broke an electrical pole at Military Highway and Alton Gloor Boulevard belonging to American Electric Power (AEP). The Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) has a line attached to that pole, which caused an outage that affected almost 3,000 BPUB customers. The car accident happened at 2:34…