[GEONEWS] What happened to the Texas electrical grid?

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After record low temperatures hit Texas in February millions were left without power. What happened that caused this catastrophic failure of Texas' electric grid? Find out in this episode of GeoNews brought to you by UT Dallas' Geoscience Studios.

Review of February 2021 Extreme Cold Weather Event – ERCOT Presentation

6 page summary of the Texas electricity disaster

Host Ali Sealander
Writer R.J. Stern
Video Editor Zachary Clowdus

IMAGES
Highway - Juan Figueroa / The Dallas Morning News (Background)
Ice – Aleksandr Slobodianyk / Pexels (Background)
Texture – Scott Webb / Pexels (Background)
Frozen utility structure - May-Ying Lam / The Texas Tribune
FIGURES
Power outage map – Credit: Chris Essig, The Texas Tribune, and Ren Larson, The Texas Tribune/ProPublica
Modified figure – ERCOT presentation slide (February 2021)
Electricity generation by energy source – U.S. Energy Information Administration
FOOTAGE
SOUND
Music: Wehrmut by Godmode

REFERENCES
Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)

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ERCOT? Hahaha. They are not a solution. They are most of the problem.