Texas blackouts explained: Arctic weather shut down power plants as demand for heat surged, and the state's grid is on its own
Texas blackouts explained: Arctic weather shut down power plants as demand for heat surged, and the state's grid is on its own bjones@businessinsider.com (Benji Jones) © Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Service trucks lining up after a snowstorm in Fort Worth, Texas. Winter Storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to the state this week. Ron Jenkins/Getty Images Half a million Texans were still without power Thursday morning as arctic weather pummeled the state. The cold weather caused energy sources to go offline just as demand for electricity went up. Climate...