More than 3 million customers without power in 8 states

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Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Who's to blame for power outage? Here's Abbott's answer
Who's to blame for the massive power outage caused by a historic winter storm across Texas? We asked Gov. Greg Abbott and here's his response in this previous report on the prolonged outages from Feb. 15, 2021.

The massive winter storm is creating havoc in Texas, and across the nation as well. Millions of people remained without power amid subfreezing temperatures, and authorities warned of treacherous travel conditions in many states.

SEE ALSO: Gov. Abbott: Blame outages on power generators

The overwhelmed power grid has left millions of Texans in the cold and dark. Here's how the Lone Star State compares to power outages reported in other states as well.

RELATED: Why does Texas have its own power grid?

As of 9:30 p.m. CT

Texas: 3,271,574

Oregon: 184,903

Kentucky: 105,508

Louisiana: 74,576

West Virginia: 72,599

Virginia: 47,405

Mississippi: 27,322

Ohio: 16,398

California: 12,539

Total across the states above: 3,812,824

The numbers reflect customers without power, not individual people. A customer could be multiple people in a household.

WATCH: ABC13 spoke to Fort Bend Co. Judge KP George Monday night as residents continue to battle widespread power outages.