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Extreme cold weather could test power grid in Texas

The Texas power grid system, which failed during a winter storm five years ago, could be put to the test this weekend as the region faces subfreezing temperatures and dangerous wind chills.

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Winter Storm Could Test Fragile Power Grid, Officials Warn Of Outages

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Texas improved power grid after catastrophic 2021 Texas storm. Here's how

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How the polar vortex and warm ocean are intensifying a major US winter storm

A severe winter storm sweeping across the central and eastern U.S. in late January 2026 is threatening states from Texas to New England with crippling freezing rain, sleet and snow.

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Texas winter storm: Power outages top 50K, ERCOT grid stable

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Texas officials anticipate power grid will hold in winter storm

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LIVE UPDATES: Winter Storm Fern Sweeps US With Power Outages, Treacherous Roads, Flight Cancellations

From senior meteorologist Jonathan Erdman: There are now reports of icing coming in as far south as the Texas Hill Country, including the town of Fredericksburg, west of Austin, known for its wineries...

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Ice storm threatens Texas power grid after devastating storm five years ago

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Historic winter storm threatens more than 200 million people across U.S.

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Why freezing rain has millions at risk of losing power — and heat

Officials across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. have been sounding the alarm about the potential for freezing rain to wreak havoc on power systems.

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What Texans should know about power outages ahead of the weekend freeze

Many Texans are having flashbacks to the deadly winter freeze that crippled the state's isolated power grid nearly five years ago.

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February 2021: How Texas’ power grid failed in the deep freeze and what changed after

It started like a typical North Texas “bundle up” forecast and turned into a statewide emergency that Texans will be measuring winters against for decades.

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National grid collapses again, power generation drops to 24MW

Nigeria's national grid collapses again, causing widespread blackouts as power generation plummets. Get the latest details on this recurring power outage.