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Texas Crisis Drives First Public Power Bankruptcy, With More Fallout Expected

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Freezing temperatures caused cascading problems in the state’s natural-gas production and delivery network that restricted fuel supply to the power plants relied upon for about two-thirds of wintertime electricity supply. It also froze up sensors and cooling systems that forced natural gas, coal and nuclear power plants to trip offline.

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Reports: Energy Secretary Rick Perry to Resign Next Month

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Soon after, reports surfaced that DOE was seeking to use a federal law regarding emergency wartime industrial production to force through a similar policy. Brouillette was nominated in 2017 to his post at DOE, where he previously served as an assistant secretary for congressional and intergovernmental affairs from 2001 to 2003.

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