Texas Fragile Power Grid Braces For Brutal Storm After Deadly 2021 Crisis
On Wednesday, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a winter weather watch through Sunday in preparation for the forecasted “very substantial” arctic cold front. As the state plans for the severe weather, officials are reassuring Texans that last year’s events won’t be repeated this time around. In February 2021, more than 240 Texans died after over 4.5 million homes and businesses lost power for days during the state’s worst infrastructure failure in history....