Texas Snow Threatens to Unleash Blackouts and Travel Chaos January 7, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan A winter storm is poised to pummel Texas and the US South later this week, putting the region at risk...
Blackouts in Extreme Weather Create Demand for Cleaner Backup Power August 23, 2024 By Alexa St. John Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that...
Texas Is Warned of Blackout Risk as Sun Sets This Summer May 16, 2024 By Naureen S. Malik The risk of power failures this summer remains elevated for many parts of North America amid soaring demand and generator...
Global Power Grids Face Biggest Test in Decades With Summer Blackouts Expected May 23, 2022 By Dan Murtaugh, Rajesh Kumar Singh and Naureen Malik Global power grids are about to face their biggest test in decades with electricity generation strangled in the world’s largest...
New Texas Blackout Rules Won’t Go Into Effect This Winter December 3, 2021 By Paul J. Weber Regulators of Texas’ oil and gas industry that buckled during February’s deadly freeze moved Tuesday, Nov. 30 toward making some...
Texas Lawmakers Told Insurers Want ‘Seat at Table’ As Power Blackout Probe Begins February 25, 2021 By Gary McWilliams Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the...
Freeze Slams Texas; Power Could Be Out for Days February 16, 2021 By Joe Carroll and Naureen S. Malik The deep freeze that has forced the shutdown of U.S. refineries, oil wells and meat plants, disrupted shipments of soybeans...