Gas group ‘still waiting’ to see why plants went offline in Texas during cold snap

Published February 16, 2021 11:48pm ET



The major U.S. natural gas trade group is cautioning that it is too soon to say why gas plants went offline in Texas, one of the major factors driving massive power outages in the state amid freezing temperatures.

“We don’t actually know why they went offline just yet,” said Richard Meyer, the American Gas Association’s managing director of energy markets, analysis, and standards. The American Gas Association represents energy companies that deliver natural gas.

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