News Releases

BPUB Rotating Outage Update

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages due to ongoing, prolonged and widespread frigid weather occurring across the state.  BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. Areas with Power Shed (No Power) Area of Robinhood…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages due to ongoing, prolonged and widespread frigid weather occurring across the state.  BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. Areas with Power Restored Elizabeth St; Lakeside Blvd; Central…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages due to ongoing, prolonged and widespread frigid weather occurring across the state.  BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. Areas with Power Restored Naranjo Rd; Villa Los Pinos…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages due to ongoing, prolonged and widespread frigid weather occurring across the state.  BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. Areas with Power Restored Tortugal TRL, Cimmaron St., Military…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages due to ongoing, prolonged and widespread frigid weather occurring across the state.  BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. Areas with Power Restored Robinhood Dr, Boca Chica, International…

BPUB Restoring Non-Rotating Service Outages

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – Right now Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) crews are out in the field restoring electricity to customers who lost power due to equipment-related service issues. These are non-rotating outages. The following areas are without power: Area Customers Calle Galaxia 23 Mason Avenue 78 Shadowbrook Ln. 1 Wildrose Ln. 6 Buckeye Ct. 90…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update for Brownsville Country Club

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on Brownsville Country Club being impacted by rotating outages. BPUB will send bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly. With the current rotating outages and state-wide emergency, customers may experience a prolonged outage. The current state-wide emergency stems from…

BPUB, Utilities Across Texas Continue Facing Rotating Outages

February 16, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – With extreme cold weather continuing Monday night across Texas, the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) and utilities across Texas continue to be employing rotating outages to protect the state’s electrical grid. These rotating outages will likely continue into Tuesday, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). ERCOT, the agency responsible…

BPUB Rotating Outage Update 7:30 p.m.

February 15, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on areas being impacted by rotating outages. BPUB will send these bulletins out as the information is received. Please understand that this information can change quickly.   Areas to lose power Area Number of customers Roosevelt, Avenida de la Plata, International Blvd.; Grant to Southmost 1,387 E.…

BPUB Service Outage Update 6 p.m.

February 15, 2021

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The following is an update on power outages within the Brownsville Public Utilities Board (BPUB) system related to damage caused by the weather or other issues not associated with rotating outages. Area Number of customers Cause Estimated restoration time Winnipeg and Rancho Viejo 900 Need to replace distribution switchgear Approximately 3 hours…