Where are you from exactly? I live in Europe and 2 blackouts in 3 years would still be an outrage.
(To be fair, we have less natural disasters.)
(To be fair, we have less natural disasters.)
So, you're right that we're missing a lot of context - including the duration. A 30 min outage due to an accident is very different from a 3 day outage due to a storm.
And like you said, AC can be a big drain on the grid during the summer.
(Disclaimer: I'm not sure what the weather in San Antonio is like...)
(I'm in Austin, which is pretty close to San Antonio, but I see now is considerably hotter: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/?n=100degreedays.htm ww.usclimatedata.com/climate/san-antonio/texas/united-states/ustx1200 )