Build a household Texas winter power outage plan: distinguish ERCOT statewide grid reserves from local TDU ice outages, protect attic and pier-and-beam pipes, and size backup heat safely.
Power outage guides
Prepare for short and extended outages with practical decisions about light, food safety, communication, temperature, water, and backup power.
When electricity returns, check current utility and safety notices, possible water or appliance damage, and food temperatures before resuming normal household use.
Record what is flickering or without power, check whether the issue is limited to your home, and contact the utility or a qualified electrician without opening electrical equipment.
Check whether your California utility uses Public Safety Power Shutoffs, confirm contact details and notice channels, and keep a household outage fallback ready.
Find the electric provider for your address, check its official outage status, and report an outage with the details the utility can use.
Build a heat-outage plan around official alerts, a cooler destination, shade, water, medication and equipment needs, food safety, smoke, pets, and clear reasons to seek help or leave.