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In March 2021, Congress launched an investigation into the power crisis by requesting documents relating to winter weather preparedness from the Texas electric grid manager and ERCOT. [125] The Railroad Commission blamed power producers for gas supply issues, even though its chair Christi Craddick was aware of gas supply problems prior to the ...
This energy reliability study points to potential issues the Texas power grid may have if we get a cold and wet winter.
A devastating winter storm that has plunged Texas into an electricity crisis offers warning signs for the U.S. as the Biden administration seeks to prepare for a future in which extreme weather is ...
(The Center Square) - An international regulatory authority issued a warning that California’s energy grid is at risk of energy shortfalls in 2029, noting increased electrification of buildings ...
Wind power accounted for around 3.4% of Texas’ total electricity generation on Wednesday, according to ERCOT’s Grid and Market Conditions dashboard. Solar accounted for 21%. Solar accounted ...
Due to the increased usage of natural gas immediately after deregulation, new-era energy tools such as wind power and smart-grid technology were greatly aided. Texas's first renewable portfolio standard — or requirement that the state's utilities get a certain amount of their power from renewable energy like wind — was signed into law in ...
The 2000–2001 California electricity crisis, also known as the Western U.S. energy crisis of 2000 and 2001, was a period of time during which the U.S. state of California had a shortage of electricity supply caused by market manipulations and capped retail electricity prices. [10]
This winter is forecast to bring sudden bouts of extreme cold to Texas that could test the state's electric grid in early 2025, the grid operator's chief meteorologist said on Tuesday, reviving ...