Power outages in Oregon and Texas are different. Here's why
Storms caused blackouts in Oregon and Texas, but their power grids are vastly different What looks like the same crisis caused by unprecedented winter weather in two states actually brought down large swaths of two very different power grids. Author: Maggie Vespa Updated: 6:53 PM PST February 22, 2021 PORTLAND, Ore. — Days after a historic snowstorm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of Oregon households, a second system did the same to millions in Texas. A week later, thousands in each state are still going without electricity. What looks like the sa...
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