Many power units that failed during Texas freeze also failed in 2011 storm
As people froze to death or lost limbs to frostbite across Texas this February, dozens of the power plants entrusted to keep residents warm and safe faltered amid the unrelenting freeze — just like they did in 2011.
Nearly 75% of power generation units that sustained outages 10 years ago, when another snow-and-ice storm packed unusual force, also had shutdowns or reduced electrical production during February's freeze, according to an American-Statesman analysis — and this time they contributed to a near-collapse of the electricity grid that serves the bulk of the state as many additional units foundered as well.