Texas Tried to Prepare for Crisis, Ended Up Sowing Confusion
Bloomberg 4 days ago Rachel Adams-Heard and Mark Chediak
(Bloomberg) A few days before an energy crisis hit Texas, the state’s chief energy regulator issued an order to prioritize “human needs.” It sounded like a no-brainer: Divert natural gas supplies to homes and critical businesses and away from everything else deemed a lower priority.
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But more than 100 emails obtained by Bloomberg reveal how the move also sowed confusion as energy suppliers and Texas regulators struggled to determine which power stations should get preferential treatment as millions were plunged into darkness. The disarray meant some facilities that could provide power to the grid lost gas supply when they needed it most.
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Whyte s to offer Irish & International art
Paul Henry RHA, Spring in Wicklow, c. 1926-8. 21 by 20 in. (53.3 by 50.8 cm). Estimate: 150,000 - 200,000.
DUBLIN
.-Whytes spring auction of Irish & International art promises to deliver another exciting opportunity for collectors to acquire rare artworks of outstanding quality and enduring value. On Monday 22 March 2021 153 lots of Irish & International art will be offered for auction.
One of top lots by value is a striking oil (illustrated above) titled Waiting for the Ferry, Low Tide, 1946 by Jack B. Yeats (lot 29, estimate 100,000-150,000). Typical of his later work, in both execution and palette, it depicts a lone figure standing at the waters edge. Behind her a steep bank of cliffs rises upwards creating a striking backdrop. The work has an interesting provenance, purchased from Leo Smith by Helen Hooker OMalley and then gifted to the actor Liam Redmond, with whom Hooker had founded the Dublin Players Theatre in 1