EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond 1 of 2 | Snow and ice grips a neighborhood in East Austin on Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. Day six of the statewide freeze and still millions of Texans are without power. (Bronte Wittpenn /Austin American-Statesman via AP) 2 of 2...
Texans don't think the power grid will hold up this summer: Poll The poll asked how likely it would be that the power grid failed this summer. 34% of Texans said it's somewhat likely. Jun 24, 2024 00:49 ERCOT prepares for increase in electricity demand across Texas ...
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Electric bills are designed to cover all of the costs of producing the electricity that you use, of running and maintaining the electrical grid to help prevent outages, and of any public benefit funds that promote things like renewable energy and energy efficiency. These costs are rolled into bo...
A viewer asked CBS News Texas this question about solar panels: "Based on the sales pitch we get from the solar guys, they must be a huge savings on the electric bills. True or not?" Jul 18, 2023 Has solar power helped out the Texas power grid this summer? CBS News Texas recen...
Texans woke up Monday morning to a familiar fear, worried that the state’s electric grid may not provide enough energy to see them through the day. While the anxiety is understandable, a shortfall of energy reserves on the system does not automatically mean the grid operator will order rollin...
The frequency of Very Large-Scale Weather Events (VLSWEs) such as Superstorm Sandy in 2012, Hurricane Maria in 2017 and Winter Storm Uri in 2021, among others, in the last decade have led increased conversations around the topic of grid resilience, by grid operators, planners, government agen...
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) had no choice but to shut down the partial power grid to avoid complete failure. It is important to understand, however, whether these outages were experienced in an equitable manner by different subpopulations in terms of race, ethnicity, and ...
Four board members of US state of Texas’ power grid operator announced their resignation on Tuesday after millions of residents were left without power during days of unprecedentedly frigid temperatures. The board chair of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas Sally Talberg, vice chairman Peter ...
After final approval of the legislation in the House, which is expected Wednesday, the bills head over to the Texas Senate, which has been working on its own set of electric grid reform legislation. “As far as fixing ERCOT going forward, winterizing the grid, making sure we have ...