Power grids that have often been tested during summer heat waves are now feeling the strain and in many cases are failing amid frigid temperatures. The devastating effects of the historic winter storm that hit Texas and parts of the Midwest are raising alarms about the ability of state power grids to handle extreme weather. The problem ranges from having a unique, but isolated, state-run grid to a reliance on natural gas operations that struggled under the cold temperatures. The grid that typically brings electricity to homes and businesses buckled under the frigid temperatures, leading to unexpected rolling blackouts.
What you need to know about Texas’s energy woes: Texas’s electric grid has been thrust into the national spotlight amid a deadly winter storm that left 2.7 million households without power as of Wednesday morning.
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