The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the state’s main grid operator, said in a press release it had been able to restore about 8 gigawatts of power as of 6 p.m. local time, enough for 1.6 million households. About 1.2 million households remain without power, a spokeswoman said by email. About 43 gigawatts of generating capacity remained offline, the majority of which were gas- and coal-fired units. The gas shortage is so severe that Governor Greg Abbot on Wednesday restricted sales of the fuel to power producers outside of the state. Grid officials said in a Wednesday press conference they expect rolling blackouts to continue into Thursday. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2TwO8Gm Bloomberg Quicktake brings you live global news and original shows spanning business, technology, politics and culture. Make sense of the stories changing your business and your world. To watch complete coverage on Bloomberg Quicktake 24/7, visit http://www.bloomberg.com/qt/live, or watch on Apple TV, Roku, Samsung Smart TV, Fire TV and Android TV on the Bloomberg app. Have a story to tell? Fill out this survey for a chance to have it featured on Bloomberg Quicktake: https://cor.us/surveys/27AF30 Connect with us on… YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Bloomberg Breaking News on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/BloombergQuickTakeNews Twitter: https://twitter.com/quicktake Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/quicktake Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/quicktake