But for many across Texas, the cold front is blowing in flashbacks to the February 2021 power grid failure. During that historic storm, much of the state lost power, in some cases for days.

Since the winter freeze of 2021, Texas policymakers have been working thoughtfully to ensure the ERCOT grid is able to withstand extreme temperatures, especially during the winter months and for ...

Texas. Brandon Bell/Getty Images, FILE However, the tests to the grid these past two winter seasons have not acted as "true stress tests," Krishnamoorti said. The current freeze is "much less ...

During last year’s MLK weekend freeze, ERCOT asked Texans to conserve ... ERCOT is also in better shape because the Texas grid has added more than 44 gigawatts of power capacity since 2021 ...

Mead went into labor the last morning of the freeze ... Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which independently operates Texas’s electrical grid, would be able to keep the lights ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Gov ... Nearly 250 people died in that freeze. Electricity infrastructure froze, forcing generators offline. The grid operator, ERCOT, initiated rolling outages ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - The freeze is here in the state of Texas, and the power grid is still expected to remain operational. During the summer of 2022, many were concerned that the afternoons were ...

When this happens, at least since 2021's big freeze, one thing tends to come top of mind for Texans: How is the state power grid doing? The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the ...

After a cold and wet start to the week, Houston is facing a blast of Arctic cold set to roll into town late Thursday, with sub-zero wind chill values and raw temperatures in the teens by Friday ...

A blast of arctic cold blowing across Texas early this week fueled fears of widespread blackouts. But the grid has held strong ... s data from the recent freeze. From 4 to 8 a.m. on Wednesday ...