Winter storm tests US electric grid
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By Tim McLaughlin BOSTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. electric grid operators on Saturday stepped up precautions to avoid rotating blackouts as frigid weather hitting half of the country's population stressed their operations.
Changes to ERCOT, power supply facilities in Texas after catastrophic 2021 winter storm should help weather January storm.
The electric grid operator is "no longer requesting electricity conservation" from CenterPoint customers, the utility announced Sunday morning.
This useful dashboard tracks the conditions of the Texas power grid.
A powerful winter storm descending on Texas on Friday will be one of the toughest tests of the state’s electric grid since the system collapsed during
More than 1 million customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday during a monster winter storm that paralyzed eastern and southern states with heavy snow and ice.