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Texas seceded from the nation’s power grid. Now it’s paying the price.: The state’s unique electrical system worked well for decades — but it wasn’t ready for ...
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/17/texas-power-winter-storm/
Desperate for Light and Warmth, Texans See No End for Winter Storm: In central Texas, where many roads have already been impassable for days ...
nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/texas-winter-storm.html
Texas Winter Storm Leads to Power Outages and Angry Residents: “I’m kind of angry,” said one man whose family has been without power since Monday ...
nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/texas-winter-storm-power-outages.html
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Texas seceded from the nation’s power grid. Now it’s paying the price.: The state’s unique electrical system worked well for decades — but it wasn’t ready for ...
washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/17/texas-power-winter-storm/
Desperate for Light and Warmth, Texans See No End for Winter Storm: In central Texas, where many roads have already been impassable for days ...
nytimes.com/2021/02/17/us/texas-winter-storm.html
Texas Winter Storm Leads to Power Outages and Angry Residents: “I’m kind of angry,” said one man whose family has been without power since Monday ...
nytimes.com/2021/02/16/us/texas-winter-storm-power-outages.html
Texans struggling to stay warm in homes warned they might not see power for days: Texas and parts of the South and central U.S. braced for continued cold ...
nbcnews.com/news/weather/texas-parts-south-brace-more-winter-weather-after-deadly-storm-n1258077
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms.
Why Texas' energy grid is unable to handle the winter storms: More than 4 million Texans have lost power after a weekend storm crippled the state’s energy ...
nbcnews.com/news/weather/why-texas-energy-grid-unable-handle-winter-storms-n1258049
Live Updates on Winter Storm in Texas and Across U.S.: Officials demanded an investigation into power outages in Texas after frigid temperatures gripped much of ...
nytimes.com/live/2021/02/16/us/winter-storm-weather-live/about-3500-sea-turtles-are-rescued-from-the-frigid-temperatures-in-texas
Texas power crisis points to challenges of renewable energy future: WASHINGTON – A devastating
nbcnews.com/science/environment/texas-power-crisis-points-challenges-renewable-energy-future-rcna289
How one Texas storm exposed an energy grid unprepared for climate change: WASHINGTON — A devastating
nbcnews.com/science/environment/one-texas-storm-exposed-energy-grid-unprepared-climate-change-rcna289
Abbott and other Texas Republicans blame green energy for fossil fuel woes: Green energy has been a political punching bag for Texas Republicans like Gov ...
texastribune.org/2021/02/17/abbott-republicans-green-energy/
Could Texas blackouts become a nationwide reality?: Over 4 million Texans were left without power this week as an exceptionally harsh winter storm swept through ...
foxbusiness.com/energy/could-texas-blackouts-become-a-nationwide-reality
Blame the wind? In Texas, fossil fuels have actually played a larger role in leaving millions without power
businessinsider.com/texas-a-majority-of-lost-power-generation-has-been-from-fossil-fuels-2021-2
Winter Storm Uri: Texas power grid failure forces rolling blackouts across the state
vox.com/2021/2/16/22284140/texas-blackout-outage-winter-storm-uri-ercot-power-grid-cold-snow-austin-houston-dallas
Texas blackouts: Why millions lost power in storm, what went wrong: Unusual arctic weather caused power plants to stop working just as households needed more ...
businessinsider.com/texas-blackouts-millions-lost-power-in-storm-went-wrong-2021-2
Winter Storm Live Updates: Texas Power Outages, Related Deaths and Weather: Millions in Texas were still without electricity, while more snow and ice was ...
nytimes.com/live/2021/02/17/us/winter-storm-weather-live/covid-vaccinations-new-york-city
Analysis: Texas power outage leaves officials working political angles: As Texans struggle with terrible winter weather, electric utility failures affecting more ...
texastribune.org/2021/02/17/texas-power-outage-analysis/
The freeze in Texas exposes America’s infrastructural failings: You ain’t foolin’ nobody with the lights out
economist.com/united-states/2021/02/17/the-freeze-in-texas-exposes-americas-infrastructural-failings
Rick Perry says Texans would rather blackouts than regulate power grid: Perry wrote, "the sun will come out, the temperatures will moderate, and this will become ...
businessinsider.com/rick-perry-says-texans-would-rather-blackouts-than-regulate-power-grid-2021-2
Texas power outage: Why natural gas went down during the winter storm: Texas largely relies on natural gas — especially during times of high demand — to power ...
texastribune.org/2021/02/16/natural-gas-power-storm/
Fox News’s campaign to blame wind turbines for Texas power outages: “It seems pretty clear that a reckless reliance on windmills is the cause of this disaster” ...
vox.com/2021/2/17/22287469/fox-news-winter-storm-uri-windmills-ercot-greg-abbott-hannity-carlson
Winter Storm Live Updates: Latest From Texas and Across U.S. : Rain and snow moved into the Northeast as frigid temperatures gripped parts of the United States ...
nytimes.com/live/2021/02/16/us/winter-storm-weather-live/first-time-driving-in-snow-and-ice-here-are-some-safety-tips
Texas officials come under heavy criticism over storm preparedness | TheHill: Officials in Texas are under fire for their handling of the massive winter storm ...
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/538971-texas-officials-come-under-heavy-criticism-over-storm-preparedness
Wind Power Isn’t To Blame For Texas’ Electricity Crisis: Other energy sources have also been hurt by frigid temperatures, and demand is up.
forbes.com/sites/joewalsh/2021/02/16/wind-power-isnt-to-blame-for-texas-electricity-crisis/
More than 2.8 million Texans are without power as the state battles an unprecedented winter storm
insider.com/texas-winter-storm-power-cuts-white-house-emergency-declaration-2021-2
Millions of Texans left shivering in arctic cold without power: More the 2 million Texans lost power as arctic temperatures put power plants offline and froze ...
nbcnews.com/news/weather/millions-texans-left-shivering-arctic-cold-without-power-n1257959
Texas couple without heat criticize state energy infrastructure: As of Wednesday nearly 3 million people were still experiencing power outages in Texas ...
insider.com/couple-without-heat-texas-storm-criticize-state-energy-infrastructure-2021-2
In Texas, Winter Storm Forces Rolling Power Outages as Millions Are Without Electricity
wsj.com/articles/winter-storm-forces-rolling-power-outages-in-texas-11613407767
Gov. Greg Abbott: ERCOT leadership should resign after Texas power outages: Abbott told a Houston TV station that ERCOT has proved to be unreliable as power ...
star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article249299100.html
The Texas power grid is improving. But days of outages have caused heat, water and food shortages
cnn.com/2021/02/18/weather/texas-winter-storm-thursday/
Texas governor calls for investigation into grid operator over 'unacceptable' power outages | TheHill
thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/539024-texas-governor-calls-for-investigation-into-grid-operator-over
Why Does Texas Have Its Own Power Grid?: Basically, Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with — you guessed it — the feds. But grid independence has been ...
texastribune.org/2011/02/08/texplainer-why-does-texas-have-its-own-power-grid/
Texas storm power outage: How ERCOT could fix the electric grid: The answer is not more fossil fuel power plants.
vox.com/22286974/texas-power-outage-winter-storm-uri-gas-grid-ercot-snow-climate-change
Tucker Carlson tries to blame ‘green energy’ for Texas blackouts: ‘The windmills failed like the silly fashion accessories they are,’ claims Fox News host
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/tucker-carlson-texas-storm-blackouts-green-energy-b1802927.html
Texas Power Crisis Is Getting Worse With Millions Left in Dark: The crisis that has knocked out power for days to millions of homes and businesses in Texas and ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/texas-s-power-crisis-isn-t-getting-better-it-s-getting-worse
Fact check: Renewable energy is not to blame for the Texas energy crisis: Natural gas, the state's dominant energy source, has provided drastically less energy ...
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fact-check-renewable-energy-not-blame-texas-energy-crisis-n1258185
Texas Gov. Abbott Calls For Emergency Reform Of State Power Grid: Over 30% of Texans are without power.
forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/02/16/texas-gov-abbott-calls-for-emergency-reform-of-state-power-grid/
Millions without power in Texas as dangerous winter weather continues: Texas officials are asking residents to conserve energy to avoid more outages.
abcnews.go.com/US/texas-emergency-proclamation-approved-dangerous-winter-storms-power/story
Live updates: Deaths mount, millions still without power amid new snow, ice storm
washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/02/17/winter-storm-weather-texas-live/
Texas electric grid operator says frozen wind turbines are hampering state's power output: report
foxbusiness.com/energy/texas-electric-grid-operator-says-frozen-wind-turbines-are-hampering-states-power-output-report
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blames wind turbines, Green New Deal policies for outages. Critics call that ‘a lie.'
washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/17/texas-abbott-wind-turbines-outages/
Texas governor calls for emergency probe into state's power grid: Over 3 million customers in Texas are still without power as more freezing rain, sleet ...
axios.com/texas-winter-storm-governor-17c99eb3-b821-499f-b41e-5a783dc17ccc.html
Nearly 3 Million Customers Without Power as Texas Freezes: A rare deep freeze in Texas forced the state's electric grid operator to impose rotating blackouts ...
usa.inquirer.net/63760/nearly-3-million-customers-without-power-as-texas-freezes
Austin Energy providers say outages may continue for another night or longer: Local officials have pushed back in Austin, saying that shedding more power could ...
insider.com/austin-houston-energy-providers-say-outages-may-continue-texas-2021-2
Millions still without heat as winter storm starts to move away from Texas | TheHill
thehill.com/homenews/news/539348-millions-still-without-power-and-winter-storm-moves-on-from-texas
Oil, electricity prices spike on rare Texas winter storm: In Texas power grids are frozen as a rare winter storm paralyzes the region.
foxbusiness.com/markets/oil-natural-gas-prices-spike-on-rare-texas-winter-storm
Winter storm pulls away from Texas, but millions still without power: The winter storm that crippled the Texas electrical grid is moving out of the state ...
reuters.com/article/us-usa-weather-idUSKBN2AI159
Texas blackouts fuel false claims about renewable energy: Failures in natural gas, coal and nuclear energy systems were responsible for nearly twice as many ...
detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2021/02/17/texas-blackouts-fuel-false-claims-renewable-energy/6780304002/
How to help those getting pummeled by extreme weather in Texas: Emergency relief efforts are calling for volunteers and donations to help millions of Texans ...
mashable.com/article/how-to-help-texas-winter-storms/
Texas blackouts in winter storm falsely blamed on renewable energy, Green New Deal
sun-sentinel.com/news/nationworld/ct-aud-nw-texas-power-grid-disinformation-20210217-q2yukdej5nbnhorudfwprmdyki-story.html
Are frozen wind turbines to blame for Texas power outages?: More than 4.2 million people left without power following winter storm Uri
independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/texas-power-outage-frozen-wind-turbines-b1803135.html
Texas made few power reforms despite warnings: ‘That’s an incredibly dangerous situation’
star-telegram.com/news/state/article249298285.html
Natural gas, not wind turbines, main driver of Texas power shortage | PolitiFact: Of the power shortfall that hit Texas, over 80 percent was due to problems at ...
tampabay.com/news/nation-world/2021/02/17/natural-gas-not-wind-turbines-main-driver-of-texas-power-shortage-politifact/
In Texas’s Black-Swan Blackout, Everything Went Wrong at Once: The finger-pointing began immediately: It was the frozen wind turbines that foolishly replaced ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/in-texas-s-black-swan-blackout-everything-went-wrong-at-once
Why the massive power outages in Texas are so much worse than California's summer blackouts
sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Why-the-massive-power-outages-in-Texas-are-so-15954860.php
'A Failed State': Power Outages Amid Freezing Weather in Texas Threaten Lives and Covid Vaccines
commondreams.org/news/2021/02/16/failed-state-power-outages-amid-freezing-weather-texas-threaten-lives-and-covid
Texas hit with massive power outages as winter freeze leaves more than 4 million in the dark
foxbusiness.com/energy/texas-power-outages-cold-weather
Texas power outage could linger, ERCOT officials say: ERCOT says while it's working to restore power to residents — many of whom had been without it for multiple ...
texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-ercot-power-outage/
Texas knew for years power grid was at risk but did little about it. Unbelievable.
star-telegram.com/opinion/editorials/article249285685.html
Dallas-Fort Worth electric power outages may continue through Friday, as more snow falls
star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article249282250.html
Winter Storm Live Updates: Texas Gov. Calls For Emergency Reform Of Power Grid As Power Supply Starts ‘Improving’
forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/02/16/winter-storm-live-updates-texas-gov-calls-for-emergency-reform-of-power-grid-as-power-supply-starts-improving/
Texas governor Greg Abbott asks Legislature to investigate electric reliability: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is asking the Legislature to investigate the Electric ...
star-telegram.com/news/politics-government/article249285185.html
Texas power outages: ERCOT says some could be restored Tuesday afternoon: We're tracking the fallout from the massive winter storm in Texas, which has brought ...
texastribune.org/2021/02/16/texas-winter-storm-power-outage-ercot/
While the rest of the U.S. shares electricity, Texas has its own power grid. Here’s why
star-telegram.com/news/state/texas/article249283330.html
EXPLAINER: Why the power grid failed in Texas and beyond: DALLAS (AP) — The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic...
expressnews.com/news/article/EXPLAINER-Why-the-power-grid-failed-in-Texas-and-15958278.php
Six months after California's power outages, Texas gets left out in the cold: Similarities and differences between blackouts
sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2021-02-17/six-months-after-californias-power-outages-texas-gets-left-out-in-the-cold
Watch: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott gives update on power outages: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will provide an update Wednesday on the state's response to winter...
mysanantonio.com/news/local/politics/article/Watch-Texas-Gov-Greg-Abbott-to-provide-update-15957337.php
Grid losing as much generation as it's gaining as power shortages continue, ERCOT says
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/ERCOT-Texas-weather-houses-without-power-winter-st-15956295.php
Actual rotating outages could begin, full power restoration still not known, ERCOT says
dallasnews.com/news/weather/2021/02/17/actual-rotating-outages-could-begin-full-power-restoration-still-not-known-ercot-says/
Perry says Texans willing to suffer blackouts to keep feds out of power market: Former Texas governor Rick Perry suggests that going days without power is a ...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Perry-says-Texans-wiling-to-suffer-blackouts-to-15956705.php
2 dead and millions without power in Texas winter storm: Large swaths of the country are under a winter storm warning.
axios.com/texas-winter-storm-power-outage-ad3591e1-745c-4c15-85ee-3b7a46a723ad.html
What is ERCOT? Power outages shine light on grid manager: A small nonprofit that was largely ignored or unheard of by most Texans is taking heat...
houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/What-is-ERCOT-Power-outages-shine-light-on-grid-15954792.php
Editorial: As grid fails in Texas, residents left out in the cold - and in the dark as to why.
houstonchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Editorial-As-grid-fails-in-Texas-residents-left-15954911.php
'This is unacceptable.' Gov. Greg Abbott calls for reform of Electric Reliability Council of Texas
expressnews.com/news/politics/texas_legislature/article/This-is-unacceptable-Gov-Greg-Abbott-15954280.php
ERCOT officials say they have no idea when Texas’ power outages will end: This is a developing story and will be updated. Texas’ power grid operators can’t ...
dallasnews.com/news/weather/2021/02/16/ercot-says-they-have-no-idea-when-texas-power-outages-will-end/
How to help Texas: 6 things you can do right now as power outages continue: With Texas gripped by power outages and extreme weather, local relief groups and news ...
fastcompany.com/90605478/how-to-help-texas-6-things-you-can-do-right-now-as-power-outages-continue
Millions without power as Texas freezes: President Joe Biden declared an emergency on Monday, unlocking federal assistance to Texas, where temperatures on Monday ...
theage.com.au/world/north-america/millions-without-power-as-texas-freezes-20210216-p572sm.html
Unprecedented Winter Storm Leaves Millions Without Power In Texas - I24news: Renewable energy suppliers, as well as coal generators, freeze in an unusual icy ...
i24news.tv/en/news/international/americas/1613470410-unprecedented-winter-storm-leaves-millions-without-power-in-texas
Were the Texas blackouts inevitable?: Electric grids need reform, but climate change could push the limits of their reliability to the breaking point.
qz.com/1973423/were-the-texas-blackouts-inevitable/
Why is Texas' grid failing in the state's big freeze? - Electrek: Texas' grid implements rolling blackouts due to extreme cold; Ford is the first ...
electrek.co/2021/02/16/egeb-why-is-texass-grid-failing-in-the-states-big-freeze/
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