The debate over what mix of power sources best ensures reliability during extreme weather in Texas is resurfacing after Winter Storm Fern. While the storm strained grids in several parts of the ...

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Winter Storm Fern, while admittedly not the same level of event as Uri, was severe enough to give the grid its sternest stress test in half a decade. And the grid did just fine. It is fair to say ...

In the eyes of many Texans, this weekend’s freezing weather was a test. How the state’s independent electric grid fared would ...

The ERCOT grid successfully withstood the recent winter storm in Texas, due in part to improvements made since the ...

The steady accumulation of snow and freezing rain and a rise in demand for electricity can cause problems long after the sky ...

Airlines and schools have announced extensive cancellations as a mix of snow, sleet and freezing temperatures hit regions where nearly 200 million people live.

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Utility companies and state officials are preparing for a forecasted ice storm that could bring down power lines and cause ...

Five years after Texans lost electricity in a big freeze, Gov. Greg Abbott says not to worry, that won't happen again. Here's ...

And with a massive winter storm about to blanket much of the country, Texas' "grid" is at the top of mind again. Google ...