El Paso, Texas, which is on a different grid than the rest of the state, largely kept its power on despite seeing the same bone-chilling temperatures. About 3,000 electricity customers had an outage lasting less than five minutes, CBS affiliate KDBC-TVreported. And while the Great Plains a...
"Every grid operator and every electric company is fighting to restore power right now," Electric Reliability Council of Texas President (ERCOT) and CEO Bill Magness said in a statement. ERCOT manages power for more than 26 million Texans, about 90% of the state’s electric load. ERCOT on...
She told Gov. Abbott about how she got stuck in Brownfield this past winterduring the power grid failure. She then asks him to promise that it won’t happen again. Get our free mobile app "I can tell you that it won't happen again," he said. "As we speak right now, they've ad...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says new power grid reform “fix all the flaws” that caused February’s deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people without power and heat. With the help of state Rep. Chris Paddie, left, and state Sen. Kelly Hancock, right, Texas Gov. G...
Bullock says alternative energy sources will also be part of the mix, with some coming on line now. "That is creating power right next to some older natural gas wells that is going directly into cryptocurrency and data mining capabilities, so they're not drawing it from the grid," he said...
“The legislature passed comprehensive reforms to fix all of the flaws that led to the power failure,” Abbott said. He went on to add, “Bottom line is that everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power grid in Texas.” ...
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Here's why the power went out in the Lone Star State last winter—and how we can prevent future failures.
During the primary campaign, Republican and Democratic candidates in Texas have spent more time talking about the economy, pandemic, power grid, immigration, schools and health care, local analysts observe. The abortion issue so far haven't taken center stage. ...
Due to this, amongst many other issues, some in the state are looking for something help lessen the stress on the grid. But with plenty of options to choose from in helping the power grid, what could be the right answer? One solution put forth by a state representative could assist treme...