With heat and grid vulnerabilities, Austin is looking at controlled outages that would exclude household with eligible and qualifying medical conditions. But what about households who are not included in this list? City officials plan to have emergency plans for households with medical vulnerabilities.
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With heat and grid vulnerabilities, Austin is looking at controlled outages that would exclude household with eligible and qualifying medical conditions. But what about households who are not included in this list? City officials plan to have emergency plans for households with medical vulnerabilities.