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In January Cold, the Texas Electricity Grid Held – Barely

The recent storm did, however, once again underscore the dilemma Texas faces with its current mix of generation sources. 

One state s grid held, barely, during January cold

During the recent Winter Storm Heather (Jan. 13-16), the Texas grid was able to produce enough energy to meet the demand, but just barely. Since Winter Storm Uri (February 2021), it appears that improvements have been made to the reliability of natural gas generation. Also, there have been significant additions of renewables capacity, primarily solar, and a small amount of energy storage (batteries). All of these helped to prevent another grid collapse. But we also got lucky. This storm was not nearly as severe as Uri in its intensity, duration, and precipitation.

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