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The grid collapsed? Then how on earth are people using power? Oh you mean energy suppliers off-lined production temporarily and most resumed operation once th

• notabee 5y ago
  You don't have to take it from me, you can hear it from ERCOT via many sources. Texas’ power grid was “seconds and minutes” away from a catastrophic failure that could have left Texans in the dark for months, officials with the entity that operates the grid said Thursday. The worst case scenario: Demand for power outstrips the supply of power generation available on the grid, causing equipment to catch fire, substations to blow and power lines to go down. https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/texas-power-outages-ercot/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/texas-power-outages-...