Texas power grid

Texas officials on Tuesday have now confirmed 210 people died in the Feb. 14 cold wave and ensuing collapse of the Texas electric power grid.

The group that manages the Texas power grid released a comprehensive plan Tuesday to address the grid, including legislative changes, objectives outlined by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and other reforms.

The group that manages the Texas power grid released a comprehensive plan Tuesday to address the grid, including legislative changes, objectives outlined by Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and other reforms.

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NBC 5 Investigates shows how ERCOT underestimated the amount of power Texans would need in the winter and how that could spell trouble this summer.

NBC 5 Investigates shows how ERCOT underestimated the amount of power Texans would need in the winter and how that could spell trouble this summer.

ERCOT says the Texas power grid “remains strong during record demand” Tuesday afternoon while also calling on Texans’ to continue to conserve power from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. daily through Friday.

Tuesday is another hot day in North Texas and another day where people statewide are being asked to conserve power during extreme weather conditions.

Soaring temperatures and ERCOT’s request for consumers to conserve energy means the demand for home generators is sky-high.

Soaring temperatures and ERCOT’s request for consumers to conserve energy means the demand for home generators is sky-high.

NBC5 investigates traveled to a frigid wind farm to see how Texas could make wind power more reliable before the next winter storm.

NBC 5 Investigates traveled to a frigid wind farm to see how Texas could make wind power more reliable before the next winter storm.

A day after issuing a call for energy conservation across the state, the Texas Electric Reliability Council did not need to ask Texans to conserve power for a second straight day.

The governing body that manages the state’s power grid is calling on Texans to conserve energy Tuesday afternoon and evening as demand nears the available supply.

The organization that manages the state’s power grid is calling on Texans to conserve energy Tuesday afternoon and evening as demand nears the available supply.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told NBC 5 Political Reporter Julie Fine there’s money earmarked to enhance power and energy sources, including the Texas power grid, which failed during the February winter storm.

President Joe Biden’s two-trillion dollar American jobs acts doesn’t stop at transportation. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg told NBC 5 Political Reporter Julie Fine there’s money earmarked to enhance power and energy sources, including the Texas power grid, which failed during the February winter storm.

The Senate took less than three hours on Monday to file and completely pass a bill that would allow the state’s top utility regulator to claw back $16 billion in charges for wholesale electricity incurred by market participants during the state’s power outage last month.

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the agency that operates the Texas power grid, seeking information and documents about the lack of preparation for the recent winter storm that caused millions of power outages and dozens of deaths across the state.

Mitchell Schnurman with The Dallas Morning News joins NBC 5 to discuss Texas’ electric bargain and what needs to be done to prevent further outages.