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To: Brumar89 who wrote (599813)	2/3/2011 8:06:46 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570477

El Hombre Enronoreno se dice "Adios, madres." Mexico Cancels Offer to Send Electricity to Texas Mexico now says it won't provide electricity to Texas due to freeze in northern Mexico The Associated Press MEXICO CITY February 3, 2011 (AP) Mexico said Thursday it was temporarily suspending an offer to provide electricity to Texas to help the U.S. state weather an ice storm that forced rolling blackouts, because of severe cold in Mexico's own territory. Mexico's Federal Electricity Commission had said Wednesday it had agreed to transmit 280 megawatts of electricity to Texas. But on Thursday, the commission said it was temporarily suspending the transfer because below-freezing temperatures in northern Mexico had affected the generating capacity of some its own plants, causing a reduction of about 1,000 megawatts in generation. The commission also said Mexico needed to ensure there was enough electricity to meet domestic demand, in the face of a severe cold snap that dumped snow on the border city of Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas. The National Meteorological Service said wind chill in Ciudad Juarez could drop to minus-4 degrees (-20 Celsius). It said the cold front could also send snow into other border cities, including Matamoros, Reynosa, Nuevo Laredo, to the east of Ciudad Juarez, over the coming week. The service said the front could also cause storms along Mexico's Gulf coast. In Texas, rolling blackouts have been implemented, including in Super Bowl host city Dallas, due to high demand during the rare ice storm. abcnews.go.com