Texas’ grid has gone 3 years without a crisis. Will it last?
01/30/2024
In the three years since deadly blackouts paralyzed Texas, two major winter storms have hit the electricity grid without plunging the state into blackouts.
Texas has touted its success during those two events — Elliott in December 2022 and Heather this January — as proof that grid changes passed after 2021’s Winter Storm Uri are working. More oversight of how power plants prepare for cold snaps, plus a more diverse grid, have contributed to survival in extreme winter weather.
But is that enough — especially if the grid teeters during an even worse storm?
