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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.

We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.

We’re hoping to learn more Tuesday about how well the Texas power grid is prepared to handle another cold winter.

NBC 5’s team of Scott Friedman and Eva Parks are celebrating 10 years of award-winning investigative reporting in North Texas.

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.

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.

North Texans will have their voices heard by ERCOT leadership during a virtual town hall event Tuesday night.

Texas’ grid operator says most deficiencies found during winter inspections at electric plants and transmission facilities around the state are resolved.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...