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How the Texas grid held strong amid freeze and fears of blackout
A blast of arctic cold blowing across Texas early this week fueled fears of widespread blackouts. But the grid has held strong, protected in large part by the state’s nation-leading renewables industry. As the sun shone on a chilly Wednesday afternoon, renewable energy sources — wind, solar and nuclear — were responsible for nearly 59 percent of state power supply, according to the Energy Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). By comparison, gas and coal generation contributed about 41 percent. That’s a major point in favor of wind power, a longtime scapegoat of state conservatives in the wake of the deadly Winter Storm Uri in February 2021, which knocked out power for millions

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