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Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D) is seizing on Texans' concerns over their energy grid following the devastating winter storm earlier this year in his bid to oust Gov. Greg Abbott (R).

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Climate change stresses El Paso area power grid Share As El Paso experiences a long-term heat wave with temperatures climbing above 100 degrees during an extreme drought, concerns increase about whether West Texas and parts of New Mexico could be without power at times. El Paso and Hudspeth counties were spared from deadly blackouts following the near-gridwide failure during the 2021 winter freeze, in part because they operate on the Western Interconnection, a separate grid than nonprofit manager Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which supplies power to most of the state.   But tens of...

Will there be blackouts? California may call to conserve power as heat wave strains grid FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 A power plant is shown on June 15, 2021 in Houston, Texas. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which controls approximately 90% of the power in the state, has requested Texas residents to conserve power through Friday as temperatures surge.Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesShow MoreShow Less 2of2 This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The electric power grid manager for most of Texas has issued its first conservation alert of the summer, calling on use...