The third cable snaps, and the remaining cables, forced to bear the additional load, quickly follow.

第三根缆绳折断了，其余的缆绳被迫承受额外的负载，很快也随之断裂。

ERCOT continued ordering additional load to be shed from the system trying to keep up with both the rising demand from the cold weather and the quickly failing power plants.

ERCOT 继续下令减少系统的额外负载，以满足寒冷天气带来的不断增长的需求和快速故障的发电厂。