To the relief of many Houstonians still traumatized by the mass outages of 2021, Tuesday’s historic snowfall has had minimal impact on the region’s power grid so far. CenterPoint Energy, the primary electricity distribution utility for the Houston area,

CW39 anchor Sharon Milton has a live look at the ERCOT power supply and demand map. She explains how it works and how much power is available for usage. Across the state of Texas, power usage supplies have been good as of Tuesday morning.

ERCOT, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, issued a weather watch advisory ahead of the arctic blast hitting Texas this weekend. The weather watch advisory will be from Monday, January 20 to Thursday, January 23. The state grid warns Texans the cold weather could cause a higher electrical demand and the potential for lower reserves.

Snow, sleet and freezing rain across Central and South Texas could bring down power lines, causing localized outages beginning Monday evening.

With the winter storm affecting the Houston area, power is a concern that many residents have after the winter storm that affected the area in 2021.