The State of Texas has declared a State of Emergency for all 254 counties due to the
winter storm knocking out power across the state. Power companies serving the
Kansas City area and other areas have instituted rolling blackouts and other power
companies are doing the same. The Natural Gas system across the Midwest will
continue to see supply cuts impacting some, if not all, of us across our region.
The City of Aledo is asking all Aledo residents & businesses to reduce usage and
turn your thermostats down to 68 degrees or below through Sunday, February 21st.
The city is hoping this will help reduce the stress on the grid through this weekend, until
the colder weather both in Illinois and the southern states can improve.
Similar requests have been made by Ameren Illinois and MidAmerican.
