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A winter storm continues to dump snow and ice across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday. Millions in Texas grapple with the storm's aftermath.
ERCOT back to normal for power throughout grid Grid has enough capacity for power throughout grid ERCOT file image. and last updated 2021-02-19 12:16:52-05 AUSTIN, Texas â Texas' grid operators said Friday that the electrical system has returned to normal for the first time since a winter storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers. Smaller outages still remained Friday. But Bill Magness, president of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, says the grid again has enough capacity to provide power throughout the entire grid. As electricity and heat returned to Texas home...
The storms also left more than 450,000 from West Virginia to Louisiana without power and 100,000 in Oregon were still enduring a weeklong outage following massive ice and snowstorm. The snow and ice moved into the Appalachians, northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania, and later the Northeast as the extreme weather was blamed for the deaths of at least 56 people, with a growing toll of those who perished trying to keep warm.
A winter storm continues to dump snow and ice across the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast on Friday. Millions in Texas grapple with the storm's aftermath.
The National Weather Service says more than 100 million people live in areas covered by some type of winter weather warning, watch or advisory.