Electricity Grid

Ercot urges people to conserve energy Tuesday morning Texas grid holds up Monday despite record demand for winter Texas faces another power grid test Tuesday after surviving record winter demand as freezing weather strains electricity systems across North America. While the state’s grid held up Monday, its operator issued a conservation plea for 6 a.m. …

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A massive winter storm moving across the eastern half of the U.S. on Tuesday ahead of a forecast brutal freeze this weekend knocked out power to over 302,000 homes and businesses in nine states. The hardest hit states so far were Georgia with over 65,000 power outages, Florida with over 62,000 outages and Alabama with …

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