Will the Texas grid hold up in the freeze? Experts give their confidence scores (CBS Dallas)
Article by CBS Dallas, published on msn.com on 1/12/2024.
DALLAS – As an Artic blast heads toward North Texas, bringing with it below freezing temperatures, ERCOT said it’s prepared to handle potential record breaking electricity demand.
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. The outages caused pipes to bust, homes to flood, and killed more than 200 people.
In the three years since the storm, more power plants have been winterized, natural gas producers have been put on lists to ensure their power stays on, and the overall electricity capacity in the state has increased.
But has it been enough?
The CBS News Texas I-Team asked experts, on a scale 1-10, what their confidence level is in the Texas power grid holding up in the next severe winter storm…
