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Grid operator ERCOT says network collapse 'can't happen again', as investigations into state's lack of preparedness launched by the Federal Energy Regulatory Co
Austinites trudge through the aftermath of the first of a series of winter storms that have pummeled the state since Sunday, disrupting power and water supplies for hundreds of thousands of Central Texans. (Photo by John Anderson) By Wednesday night, most of Austin was dealing with four overlapping crises: the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, the arrival of winter storms that brought the coldest weather in decades, the near collapse of the state electricity grid, and water system failures that forced a citywide boil water notice. Each of these helped make the others worse. Whil...
By Susan Jones | February 19, 2021 | 7:18am EST PacifiCorp's Hunter coal fired power pant releases steam as it burns coal outside of Castle Dale, Utah on November 14, 2019. (Photo by GEORGE FREY/AFP via Getty Images) (CNSNews.com) - As Texans struggle through a prolonged cold snap that has left many homes dark and now flooded with burst water pipes, attention turns to the state-managed power grid and the relative merits of fossil fuels versus green energy. On Thursday, Texas Public Policy Foundation Vice President Chuck DeVore said Texas residents have a lo...
And why some are inaccurately blaming solar and wind for the massive outages.