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Elon Musk said that SpaceX and Tesla are “providing direct assistance where feasible” in Texas after the deadly explosion of winter weather overloaded the power grid and left millions of people in the dark and unheated.
On Twitter, Musk wrote that SpaceX is helping in southern Texas while Tesla is helping in central Texas, including rescuing turtles stunned by the cold and helping feed a water treatment plant.
| Ticker | Safety | Last | Change | Change % |
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| TSLA | TESLA INC. | 781.30 | -6.08 | -0.77% |
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However, Musk asked his Twitter followers to warn companies how they could otherwise help during this unprecedented period.
“Please let us know if we can be useful in other ways,” he wrote.
The comments were made shortly after the business tycoon criticized the Texas Electricity Reliability Council (ERCOT) for a statewide blackout that left millions looking for heat amid extremely cold temperatures.
Musk tweeted that the Texas grid manager is not earning an “R” rating.
TESLA CEO ELON MUSK SLAMS, THE TEXAS ENERGY AGENCY AS IRREJABLE: ‘YOU ARE NOT GAINING THAT R’
To make matters worse, the climate has damaged drinking water systems. Authorities ordered 7 million people – a quarter of the population in the country’s second largest state – to boil tap water before drinking it, due to record low temperatures that damaged infrastructure and plumbing.
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.