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February 17, 2021 12:43 IST
The answer lies in the differences between Texas’s independent power grid and the rest of the United States.
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A winter storm dropping snow and ice sent temperatures plunging across the southern Plains, prompting a power emergency in Texas a day after conditions cancelled flights and impacted traffic across large swaths of the U.S. | Photo Credit:
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The answer lies in the differences between Texas’s independent power grid and the rest of the United States.
A brutal winter storm that has left millions without power along the U.S. Gulf Coast and caused power prices to surge has highlighted the differences between Texas’s independent power grid and the rest of the United States.
West side of Cleveland digging out after Christmas snowstorm
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LAKEWOOD, Ohio (WOIO) - The snowstorm that swept through Northeast Ohio on Christmas Eve and Christmas day certainly threw a wrench into holiday plans, even those already minimized by COVID-19 restrictions and guidelines.
“Everyone always wishes for a white Christmas, but I bet people are re-thinking that now,” said Tyler Sandford as he dug his car out of the snow in Lakewood.
He was on his way to his mother’s house to celebrate the holiday.