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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.
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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.