North Texas Could See a Freezing Start to 2022.
In February last year, Winter Storm Uri slammed Texas causing long outages across the state.
Around that time, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas , which manages the state’s power grid, warned Texas residents that there could be rolling blackouts. Except, they weren’t exactly rolling. People lost power for days and more than 200 people died, according the the official tally kept by the Texas Department of State Health Services. However, an analysis byWhen the unexpected temperatures hit Texas, the power grid saw an unexpected level of demand.
In a press release on Thursday, ERCOT said it’s ready for winter weather in Texas. The agency said it completed onsite inspections of mandatory winterization protocols at more than 300 electric generation units and 22 transmission station facilities. ERCOT found that six of the 22 transmission station facilities and 10 of the electric generation units had potential deficiencies, but said many have since been corrected.
“Texans can be confident the electric generation fleet and the grid are winterized and ready to provide power," Woody Rickerson, vice president of grid planning and weatherization, said in a press release. “New regulations require all electric generation and transmission owners to make significant winterization improvements and our inspections confirm they are prepared.”
With all due respect to Rickerson and ERCOT, we're still going to lay in a supply of candles and maybe invest in some long underwear., it has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas, and we'd like to keep it that way. With local media under siege, it's more important than ever for us to rally support behind funding our local journalism.
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