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Improving Reliability In The U.S. Water And Wastewater Industries By Ryan Sitton At the beginning of this year, an unprecedented freeze hit the southern part of the United States. The state of Texas, which has its own, self-contained energy grid, saw power outages that it had never experienced. At one point, nearly six million Texans were without power. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) had managed the power system since 1970. Over those 50 years, the organization worked to ensure adequate power was available by forecasting power needs, regulating pricing, and monitoring the a...

“Two weeks to bend the curve.” Remember that? A year later, the president calls Texas “Neanderthal” for reopening its economy and mask mandates remain the pseudo law of the land. We have spent trillions on stimulus by printing magic money with no, and I mean no, thought of how it will ever be paid off. California may reopen, at some point, depending on what polls tell Gov. Gavin Newsom. Are leaders making any decisions based on data, analysis, and clear thinking? Are they leading or gaslighting? If real life was like a video game, we would have a “save point” to go back to and fix...

Frozen natural-gas equipment led to the state's deadly power outages March 2, 2021 8:00PM (UTC) A view of high voltage transmission towers on February 21, 2021 in Houston, Texas. Millions of Texans lost their power when winter storm Uri hit the state and knocked out coal, natural gas and nuclear plants that were unprepared for the freezing temperatures brought on by the storm. Wind turbines that provide an estimated 24 percent of energy to the state became inoperable when they froze. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) --

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — As frozen Texas reels under one of the worst electricity outages in U.S. history, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has blamed grid operators and iced-over wind turbines but gone easier on another culprit: an oil and gas industry that is the state's dominant business and his biggest political contributor. 

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott wants mandates that would require power plants to withstand extreme winter weather.