Tag: AEP

Emergency, AEP officials clarify transformer explosion at power plant

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com A recent video from a Saturday football game at Bobby Morrow Stadium in San Benito captured an explosion in the vicinity of the old La Palma power plant off Stenger Road. Also, plumes of black smoke could be seen from at least a few miles away and emanating from the …

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ERCOT official explains rolling power outages

By JACOB LOPEZ Staff Writer reporter@sbnewspaper.com American Electric Power (AEP) Texas offered an explanation for the rolling blackouts that occurred Wednesday throughout the Rio Grande Valley, impacting approximately 120,000 customers including San Benito residents. Other communities affected were Rio Hondo, Harlingen, Los Fresnos, McAllen, Port Isabel, Brownsville and several other cities throughout the Valley. Larry Jones, …

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