Tag: Texas

Nuclear power plants normally provide about 11% of Texas' electricity.

Energy and Environment

How and why a nuclear reactor shut down in Texas cold snap when energy was needed most

Josh Siegel · February 17, 2021 4:52 pm

Energy and Environment

Danger looms in Texas as millions remain without power and officials warn outages could last through week

Abby Smith · February 17, 2021 4:48 pm

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry gestures during his and Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak joint news conference following their talks in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. The United States could impose sanctions on a new Russia-Germany gas pipeline, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Thursday during a visit to Moscow.

Rick Perry on wind power failure in Texas: Green energy ideologues running the country will get people killed

Andrew Mark Miller · February 17, 2021 2:15 pm

Texas grid trouble offers warnings about Biden’s anti-energy policies

Salena Zito · February 17, 2021 12:19 am

Energy and Environment

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

Abby Smith · February 16, 2021 11:48 pm

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during his inauguration ceremony, in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019.

Texas group urges legislature to end isolation of long-term care residents, Abbott’s emergency order

Washington Examiner · February 16, 2021 10:00 pm

Energy and Environment

Federal and state governments launch investigations into power grid failures from extreme cold

Josh Siegel · February 16, 2021 8:45 pm

At least 17 dead amid Texas storm that left millions without power

Mica Soellner · February 16, 2021 7:56 pm

Rick Perry loses connection to Tucker Carlson during interview about Texas’s mass power outages

Michael Lee · February 16, 2021 4:14 pm

That gap in electricity generation is projected to be filled by wind farms in the Texas energy grid known as ERCOT, according to an analysis. (AP Photo/LM Otero, file)

Energy and Environment

What’s behind the dangerous power outages in Texas

Abby Smith · February 16, 2021 3:47 pm

Severe cold ravages middle and Southern states, while a tornado strikes North Carolina

Kaelan Deese · February 16, 2021 2:42 pm

Power outages worsen as some Texans may be stuck in the cold for over 24 hours

Jake Dima · February 15, 2021 10:13 pm