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Is the Grid Ready for a Texas Winter?
On the heels of a brutally hot summer, the agency in charge of the state’s power grid is turning its attention to winter. The state’s top leaders say they’re ready to meet demand, but experts say there are still serious questions to address.
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PUCT, ERCOT Deliver Briefing on Texas Power Grid's Readiness for Winter
We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.
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PUCT, ERCOT Deliver Briefing on Power Grid's Readiness
We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.
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NBC 5 Investigates Celebrates 10 Years of Serving and Helping North Texans
NBC 5’s team of Scott Friedman and Eva Parks are celebrating 10 years of award-winning investigative reporting in North Texas.
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ERCOT Proposes ‘Gas Desk' to Monitor Gas Supply to Power Plants
Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ interim CEO wants to create a special “gas desk” to monitor the supply of natural gas to power plants across the state.
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ERCOT Exec Proposes ‘Gas Desk' to Help Texas Avoid Winter Power Outages
Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ interim CEO wants to create a special “gas desk” to monitor the supply of natural gas to power plants across the state.
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Virtual ERCOT Town Hall to Focus on Power Grid Reliability
North Texans will have their voices heard by ERCOT leadership during a virtual town hall event Tuesday night.
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Most Deficiencies Found During Texas Power Plant Inspections Resolved: ERCOT
Texas’ grid operator says most deficiencies found during winter inspections at electric plants and transmission facilities around the state are resolved.
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NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 Awarded 22 Lone Star Emmy Awards
The Lone Star Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awarded NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 a total of 22 Lone Star Emmy Awards on November 20, 2021.
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Texas Grid Could Suffer Outages in Another Major Winter Storm: Feds
New warnings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation that Texas could be at risk of power outages again this winter if the state experiences extreme weather. Senior investigative reporter Scott Friedman breaks down what this means for North Texas families this winter.
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Feds Recommend Steps to Avoid Future Winter Power Outages in Texas
Federal energy regulators released a final report Tuesday pinpointing the causes of the massive power outages that crippled Texas in February, and outlining recommendations to avoid a repeat.
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Vistra Shows Off Cold Weather Protection for Power Plants
The state’s largest power producer says its spending more than $50 million dollars this year to better protect its power plants against cold weather. Vistra invited reporters to tour its Midlothian power plant to show what it’s doing to prevent frozen equipment.
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Power Plants Will Be Ready for Winter, Gas System May Not Be: Vistra CEO
The state’s largest power producer said Friday that it will spend more than $50 million to prepare its power plants for the upcoming winter, hoping to prevent a repeat of the widespread power outages that crippled Texas during a February winter storm.
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Issues That Led to Catastrophic Winter Power Outages Similar to 2011, Regulators Say
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released preliminary findings on Thursday from its investigation into the power outages that put millions of Texans in the dark last February. That investigation revealed the problems that crippled the state were mostly the same problems that triggered big outages a decade before.
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Issues That Led to Catastrophic Winter Power Outages Similar to 2011, Regulators Say
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released preliminary findings on Thursday from its investigation into the power outages that put millions of Texans in the dark last February. That investigation revealed the problems that crippled the state were mostly the same problems that triggered big outages a decade before.
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Issues That Led to Catastrophic Winter Power Outages Similar to 2011, Regulators Say
FERC says the power outages that put millions of Texans in the dark and crippled the state last February were mostly the same problems that triggered big outages a decade before.
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NBC 5 Investigates: How the Gas Industry Downplayed Its Role in Winter Power Outages While Profiting From the Storm
Gas or electricity? Which one was first to trigger more widespread power outages across the state during the February winter storm? NBC 5 Investigates talked to both sides to learn what happened.
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NBC5 Investigates: How The Gas Industry Profited While Downplaying Role In Winter Outages
It’s the chicken or the egg question of the year in Texas. Gas or electricity? Which one was first to trigger more widespread power outages across the state during the February winter storm? NBC5 Investigates has examined hundreds of pages of industry records and talked to experts on both sides of the fence and it seems clear both share responsibility...