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Tag: winter storm uri

Record low temperatures and snowfall pummeled Texas in February 2021, resulting in hundreds of deaths and millions without power.
Posted inPodcast

When Texanity failed: How the state’s independent nature left millions in the cold

Avatar photo by Brandon Seale August 17, 2023August 16, 2023

In the final episode of “The Engines of Texanity”, the frontier model of energy regulation left Texas out in the cold during Winter Storm Uri.

ERCOT President and CEO Pablo Vegas speaks to industry professionals during the Texas Public Power Association conference.
Posted inEnvironment

Demand for electricity in Texas is growing. Can ERCOT keep up?

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett July 26, 2023July 28, 2023
Winter Storm Uri pummeled Bexar County in 2021, causing widespread power outages across Texas.
Posted inGov & Politics

Texas Supreme Court rules ERCOT can’t be sued, dismisses CPS lawsuit over 2021 winter storm

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett June 23, 2023June 23, 2023
Posted inGov & Politics

Appeals court says the PUC set electricity prices too high during 2021 winter storm

Avatar photo by Erin Douglas and Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune March 17, 2023March 17, 2023
Downed trees litter yards across the Timberwood Park neighborhood in North Bexar County on Wednesday.
Posted inEnvironment

Trees damaged by freeze were already weakened by drought, Winter Storm Uri, experts say

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett February 5, 2023February 7, 2023
A Bexar County emergency vehicle involved in a rollover lies on a ditch off Borgfeld Drive on Feb. 15.
Posted inGov & Politics

CPS Energy fights before Texas Supreme Court to keep lawsuit against ERCOT alive

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett January 11, 2023January 11, 2023
A quarterly report release by ERCOT states that they expect to have enough energy to exceed the predicted peak demand during the winter.
Posted inGov & Politics

CPS Energy, ERCOT say they’re ready for winter

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett November 29, 2022November 30, 2022
SAWS President and CEO Robert Puente and CPS Energy President and CEO Rudy Garza listen to a speaker during a joint meeting between the boards of CPS Energy and SAWS on Wednesday.
Posted inGov & Politics

SAWS and CPS Energy enact plan to ensure water service during natural disasters

Avatar photo by Lindsey Carnett September 21, 2022September 22, 2022
Water is handed out at the San Antonio Food Bank while some areas were still without water in the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri in February 2021.
Posted inGov & Politics

City’s $9M emergency bunker will stockpile water bottles, other supplies

Avatar photo by Andrea Drusch September 15, 2022September 16, 2022
The winter storm in February left millions across Texas without power and energy companies with exorbitant bills which are being passed on to its customers.
Posted inGov & Politics

Pablo Vegas, a utility executive in Ohio, named ERCOT’s new CEO

Avatar photo by Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune August 16, 2022August 16, 2022

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