Reuters reported a high load on the US power grid due to frosts.

In the United States, power grid operators have stepped up precautions due to the cold weather. This was reported on January 24 by the Reuters news agency.

"Stormy weather and temperatures <...> have led to increased demand for electricity and forced some operators to stop producing natural gas in key basins, while grid companies have also faced restrictions on gas pipeline supplies," the material says.

It is noted that residents of the states of Tennessee, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana suffered the most. In particular, in Tennessee, the number of disconnected consumers exceeded 270 thousand, in Texas — 135 thousand, adds "Газета.Ru ".

Earlier in the day, Izvestia published footage from New York and other cities in the United States, which showed that grocery shelves were empty in New York stores due to the excitement amid the snow storm that swept the United States.

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