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...
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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...
While most Texans are connected to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power grid, Entergy Texas, along with a few other utilities in Southeast Texas, operates in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (or MISO) power grid. MISO is a regional transmission organization that ...
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...
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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 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 ...
All four of these utility providers are subject to oversight from the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and work with ERCOT to maintain grid reliability across the state. You can always contact your electric utility provider found on your monthly energy bill and ask if you are unsure....
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