Natural Gas Outages in New Mexico - tens of thousands with no gas/heat

KimD

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Thursday February 03, 2011 · 2:27 PM PST

2011/02/03 · 14:27

Because of the extreme cold, and In large part due to the rolling blackouts and shortages in Texas, many cities in New Mexico are also experiencing rolling blackouts, and several towns have announced they will run out of natural gas shortly. More info here

Residents across the state are being asked to lower thermostats and restrict natural gas usage.

The governor has declared a State of Emergency due to the shortage. Santa Fe public schools canceled all after school activities, and if the shortage continues all schools will be closed tomorrow.

Heating centers will be opened in Santa Fe should natural gas service in Santa Fe be disrupted.

Note: I posted this over on DK4 - it initially began as a test diary but I've kept it updated as the situation becomes more serious. Since some people here might need to know about it, I decided to copy and paste it over here.

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