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Electricity is an essential part of modern life and important to many basic services, including healthcare, transportation and even water. But as climate change accelerates, the electrical system in the United States will face more frequent extreme weather events that could cause outdated infrastructure to fail, potentially leaving millions of people without heat and other essentials in life-threatening conditions.  Over the past three decades, extreme weather events such as hurricanes, ice storms, floods, heat waves, droughts and wildfires have become more common and costly in the U.S. — ...

In the wake of the storm, will Texas start to weatherize and insulate their pipes without pressure from the rest of the country?

Where does Iowa fit on the energy grid system? Thursday, February 18, 2021 3:02 PM This week, both Iowa and Texas faced below-freezing temperatures as residents bundled up indoors. The difference? As winter storms rolled in, more than 3 million Texas customers were hit with power blackouts as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the nation’s only single-state electric grid operator, failed to meet surging demand. Iowans have experienced widespread power failure before, but the state’s ties to the Eastern Interconnection energy grid -- one of thre...

In an exclusive interview, former Gov. Pat Quinn shares his thoughts on the utilities crisis that left millions without electricity, heat or water in Texas for days and the lessons he says Illinois legislators should learn from the experience.

Lawmakers review SC’s electric grid in aftermath of Texas winter storm Lawmakers review SC’s electric grid in aftermath of Texas winter storm By Emily Wakeman | March 2, 2021 at 8:01 PM EST - Updated March 2 at 9:57 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Tuesday, lawmakers discussed South Carolina’s electric grid and its ability to withstand winter storms like the one that left millions in Texas without power. It comes in the wake of Governor Henry McMaster directing the Office of Regulatory Staff to review the state’s public and private power grid. The Office of Regulatory Sta...