“A new report suggests Texas could have avoided February’s power crisis if it had heeded federal recommendations ten years ago to winterize its grid, which relies on interdependent energy sources and is susceptible to cascading failure. Texas isn’t alone, writes Michael Webber, with similar interdependence common across the US demanding attention to address grid vulnerabilities at multiple scales.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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