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Reliability Coordinators Wes Watkins (L) and Kim Engram (R) monitor the state power grid during a tour of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) command center in Taylor, Texas August 14, 2012. The crisis facing Texas, and indeed large swathes of the U.S. economy that depend on seven regional grid operators to keep their delicate electricity systems in balance, has been years in the making as cheap natural gas and new environmental rules force the closure of dozens of older coal-fired units and deter the construction of new ones, while consumption steadily rises. Photo by Reuters/Julia Robinson

Nation Feb 23

Board leaders of Texas’ grid operator resign after outages

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

Nation Feb 22

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In storm-ravaged Texas, ‘a lot of black eyes’ among state leadership

Temperatures in Texas have warmed up considerably as experts try to determine just how many deaths in the state were tied to last week's winter storm. But as recovery efforts continue, the fallout is just beginning. Alana Rocha, a multimedia…

By Stephanie Sy, Courtney Norris

Nation Feb 19

Lights come back on in Texas as water woes rise in the South

Many of the millions of Texans who lost power for days after a deadly winter blast overwhelmed the electric grid now have it back, but the crisis was far from over in parts of the South, with many people lacking…

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

Nation Feb 17

Snowstorm brings ‘most dangerous conditions’ seen by Oregon utility

Nearly 150,000 customers remained without power in and around Portland, Oregon, six days after a massive snow and ice storm swept into the Pacific Northwest, taking out hundreds of miles of power lines as ice-laden trees toppled.

By Sara Cline, Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press

Politics Feb 17

Frigid temperatures, power outages lead to water problems

Winter storms during the past week in the Midwest, Texas and Appalachia forced water service providers to scramble to manage serious problems as sub-freezing temperatures remained an obstacle.

By Adrian Sainz, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

Feb 17

Power outages linger for millions as another icy storm looms

By Paul J. Weber, Jill Bleed, Associated Press

The latest storm front was expected to bring more hardship, especially to states that are unaccustomed to such frigid weather — parts of Texas, Arkansas and the Lower Mississippi Valley.

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Feb 16

Anger grows over Texas outages a full day after historic snowfall

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press

More than 4 million people in Texas still had no power a full day after historic snowfall and single-digit temperatures created a surge in demand for electricity to warm up homes unaccustomed to such extreme lows.

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Feb 16

Deadly, massive winter storm upends life across dozens of states

By Associated Press

At least three people were killed when a tornado tore through a seaside town in North Carolina, and millions of people in Texas remained in the dark early Tuesday amid subfreezing temperatures.

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Feb 13

South Africa seeks more renewable energy amid power cuts

By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press

South Africans have been outraged by rolling power cuts in the current mid-summer that also have worried investors.

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Oct 31

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Southern California endures new flames as PG&E prepares to restore power in the north

By Stephanie Sy

Southern California was yet again assaulted by wind-driven wildfires Thursday. Some 500 homes and 1,300 people were evacuated when fast-moving flames burned through a San Bernardino neighborhood. In the northern part of the state, most evacuations have been lifted as…

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