Texas Girds for Blackouts as Heat Wave Rolls On June 16, 2021 By Will Wade and Brian K. Sullivan Texas is pushing homes and businesses to conserve electricity for a second day in a row to stave off blackouts...
Texas Governor Says Power Grid Fixed; Experts Cite Problems June 10, 2021 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Despite experts who say Texas’ power grid remains vulnerable, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared Tuesday that...
In Texas’s Black-Swan Blackout, Everything Went Wrong at Once February 17, 2021 By Rachel Adams-Heard, Naureen S. Malik and Brian Eckhouse The finger-pointing began immediately: It was the frozen wind turbines that foolishly replaced traditional sources. No, fossil fuels were at...
New Rules for Nuclear Plant Workers: 12-Hour Days for Two Weeks Straight April 20, 2020 By Will Wade Nuclear power plants can now implement longer shifts for workers and delay some inspections, raising concerns that as the coronavirus...