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Griddy came to Texas to disrupt the power market, but can it survive being shaken? FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 Griddy, the California-based company that is selling wholesale power to Texans, came to Texas with edge advertising and a plan to disupt power markets. It appears power markets disrupted Griddy.Karen Warren, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less 2of5 Griddy, the California-based company that is selling wholesale power to Texans, is going head to head against Reliant Energy and TXU for market share. It put up a billboard "WTF Reliant" on the edge of downtown off of I-...

“Power companies get exactly what they want”: How Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather Texas Tribune Jeremy Schwartz, The Texas Tribune And Propublica, And Kiah Collier And Vianna Davila, The Texas Tribune And Propublica Published:  Tags:  Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune This article is co-published with ProPublica, a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Also, Ad In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen time...

Also, , our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen times in 12 hours, helping to bring the state’s electric grid to the brink of collapse. The incident was the second in three years for North Texas-based Luminant, whose equipment malfunctions during a more severe storm in 2011 resulted in a $750,000 fine from state energy regulators for failing to deliver promised power to the grid. In the earlier ...

In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas' largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen times in 12 hours, helping to bring the state's electric grid to the brink of collapse.The incident was the second in three years for North Texas-base...

Texas regulators and lawmakers knew about the grid’s vulnerabilities for years, but time and again they furthered the interests of large electricity providers.