Energy and Environment

Senate to probe deep freeze’s impact on electric grid

By John Siciliano
Published January 22, 2018 5:01am ET
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Senate to probe deep freeze’s impact on electric grid
People walk one the frozen Reflecting Pool at the National Mall. The Energy Department has said the need to address grid reliability and resilience was punctuated by the two-week cold snap, which ended with the "bomb cyclone" snow storm in the Northeast. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) | Jose Luis Magana

The deep freeze that tested the nation’s electric grid this month will take center stage in the Senate this week as the energy committee probes how the grid performed during single-digit temperatures.

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