Adam Simkowski News Today

CHRIS HUBBUCH As record-breaking cold swept across Texas this week, millions of people were left shivering in the dark as the state’s power grid failed to meet the surging demand for electricity, crippled by temperatures in the single digits. So why does the power continue to work in places like Wisconsin, where bitter cold is a way of life? The reason is simple: Generators in the Upper Midwest are designed to work in frigid conditions, unlike those in Texas. “We designed ...

So why does the power continue to work in places like Wisconsin, where bitter cold is a way of life? The reason is simple.