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Power Outages Main Cause of Oil, Gas Shut-Ins Bloomberg 2/26/2021 Naureen S. Malik, Joe Carroll, David Wethe and Mark Chediak (Bloomberg) -- Texas lawmakers’ attempt to understand why the state’s power system failed last week yielded plenty of blame but few clear answers on how to prevent a similar crisis in the future. Popular Searches In two marathon hearings, lawmakers grilled the state’s biggest power providers, its grid operator and regulators about the blackouts that left more than four million homes and businesses without heat, light and water during a deep wint...

The following is a contributed article by Paul Griffin, executive director of Energy Fairness. As extreme winter weather gripped much of Texas and millions of customers were left without power because of blackouts, national conversations took a familiar and predictable turn down partisan lines. Opponents of renewable energy pointed the finger at the state’s robust wind energy, as roughly half the state’s wind capacity was knocked offline. Others cast the blame on traditional thermal sources, as 30 GW of generation from nuclear, coal and natural gas were unavailable for dispatch. In the fo...

Geocolor satellite imagery of Texas covered in snow in the aftermath of a historic winter storm on Feb. 15, 2021. | Wikimedia Commons/NOAA Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Sunday that he is working with members of the state legislature to address “skyrocketing energy bills” that have hit customers like a tsunami in the wake of a wild winter storm that left millions of residents without power last week. Like 63-year-old Army veteran Scott Willoughby, who got hit with a $16,752 electric bill, many Texas residents are now contractually obligated to pay high charges due in part to the state�...

Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and roofs.[San Marcos, TX] [Hays County news] News San Marcos News, San Marcos Record [Texas State]

getting the job done Our unpaid Bee Cave mayor, Kara King, has been working tirelessly to advocate for the people that elected her. Contacting utility providers, sending daily emailsto households with updates on when relief is expected were just some of the ways she assisted the community. She also found the latest forms of help, including finding sources of bottled water for those without running water and creating a spreadsheet for those without heat, power or water so neighbors with utilities could open their homes to those suffering without basic needs.   Ted Cruz should call her ...