In mid-February, winter storms swept across Texas, crippling the state’s electrical grid amid subzero temperatures and skyrocketing energy demand. Texans went without power for days while businesses suffered billions in damages. Over 100 people lost their lives.

In the wake of the disaster, finger-pointing began almost immediately. Gov. Greg Abbott characterized the state’s growing renewable energy sector as a “deadly deal,” and the Texas Public Policy Foundation suggested that the crisis “never would have been an issue” if it wasn’t for the failure of renewables. Many in the media piled on, too. TV host Tucker Carlson declared that the Green New Deal had come to Texas, and an article from the Wall Street Journal described pro-renewable legislation as being responsible for the catastrophe.