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Texas Grid Operator Takes Emergency Measures to Avoid Blackouts as Wind Turbines Fail to Produce

July 14, 2022
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Texas’s main grid operator said it was forced to take emergency measures on Wednesday to avert rolling blackouts amid a heatwave and a lack of power produced by wind turbines because of low winds and poor solar power production. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) issued a conservation appeal for 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday….

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Crypto Miners’ Electricity Use in Texas Would Equal Another Houston

April 29, 2022
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By Naureen S. Malik From Bloomberg News The Texas grid operator expects to increase electricity demand by up to 6 gigawatts by mid-2023, more than enough to power every home in Houston. The forecast from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is the first official estimate on how much stress miners are apt to put…

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Texas Moves Ahead With Bill That Could See Halting of Chinese Wind Farm Project

May 5, 2021
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Texas is moving ahead with legislation aimed at keeping hostile countries out of the state’s critical infrastructure. The Lone Star Infrastructure Protection Act was passed by unanimous vote by the Texas Senate on April 26. The legislation, introduced by Republican State Senator Donna Campbell, would ban individuals or companies connected with China, Iran, North Korea,…

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Cities Slammed by Winter Storms Face New Crisis: No Water

February 19, 2021
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AUSTIN, Texas—States slammed by winter storms that left millions without power for days have traded one crisis for another: Broken water pipes brought on by record-low temperatures have created a shortage of clean drinking water, shut down airports and left hospitals scrambling. Texas authorities ordered 7 million people—a quarter of the population of the nation’s…

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