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Texas Energy System Faces a Winter Reckoning

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

And while the state’s 22-gigawatt wind power fleet has faced problems stemming from icing of wind turbine blades and relatively low wind conditions that have reduced its ability to contribute to the grid, the primary failure is from the state’s natural-gas, coal and nuclear generator fleet, according to ERCOT data.

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Looking for Fixes to What Broke the Texas Power Grid

GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Along with a significant share of the state’s ample wind power fleet that lacked the cold weather hardening typical of wind farms in northern climes, coal and nuclear power plants also tripped offline as safety instruments and cooling systems froze up.

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