Texas Winter Storm Power Failure

 

Think from KERA public radio has a good episode about why Texas lost power and water services last week.   I listened to the podcast while I was walking Gus earlier.  He was definitely glad to be out walking and not huddling under blankets like last Wednesday night.  Listen to the story.  Apparently we were quite close to the grid being damaged to the point that blackouts could have lasted for weeks.  

I also checked out the Texas Tribune's in-depth coverage of the failure to protect the power grid from extreme weather.