Texas Power Grid Back to Normal for First Time Since Blackouts Began: ERCOT

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Texas' grid operators said Friday that the electrical system has returned to normal for the first time since a winter storm knocked out power to more than 4 million customers.

Smaller outages still remained Friday. But Bill Magness, president of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, says the grid again has enough capacity to provide power throughout the entire grid.

As electricity and heat returned to Texas homes, water problems remained as cities continued boil-water notices and repaired broken pipes and water mains.

"The governor's idea yesterday of putting the winterization of power plants into the emergency charge of the legislature is a good idea to begin discussing that issue," said Magness. "And I'm sure as we get into legislative hearings, they're going to be a lot of other proposals for things that can be done to try to avoid this in the future."

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MY GAS HEAT IS A WALL FIREPLACE, GREAT AND EFFICIENT, BUT MY 2 ELECTRIC HEATERS MAKES MY POWER BILL GO SKY HIGH, THE GAS IS SO MUCH CHEAPER THAN DEPENDING ON THE ELECTRIC GRID, "WHY ISN'T THE REGULAR MEDIA SAYING MUCH ABOUT THE TRAGIC SITUATION IN TEXAS AND OTHERS, ?THIS IS SOMETHING IN TODAYS WORLD SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

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Awesome Texas! Keep your independence with your own power grid!

guesswho
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Wouldn't you know that minority communities were Hit Hard and Why Texas never fixed the problem. The mayor said it all right Mr Mayor? Gotta be tuff to live in your part of Texas right? You should be so proud.

lmrmay
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3 areas of Texas are on the western & eastern grid. Their prices are much lower & their outage/service track record is SO MUCH BETTER than ERCOT. El Paso is on the South New Mexico system. During this intense storm a few thousand of their customers experienced a blackout that lasted less than 5 minutes. That's it total.

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You guys decided to cut coners and got caught now you should pay the price lets start with what property damage there is what about all the farmers that lost product or there herds or flocks YOU GUYS NEED TO PONY UP! and the grid better be powered by fosil fuels from now on NO NEW GREEN DISATER

michaelciffo
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Infowars.com it's time to wake up.

sabrinajustine
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Everyone wants green energy until the windmills and solar panels freeze.

orangeblood
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Magness, scribbling out his exit strategy.

NessInTexas-xe
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Congress will miss mar 15
(Unemployment will lapse)
(FOR 4-6 WEEKS) On JOE MINCHIN @ KYRSTEN SINEMA Democrate sentators say NO to (15 hr wage increases) VOTE YES to 15 hr icrease 10yrs its needed Then BILL too SENATE . Then
(Commitee will) take weeks...then back to senate APRIL 15 TH MAYBE TO BE LAW. LONGER

ironman-hmyl
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Old Republic ans out take there seats vote new

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