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Interconnection could have stopped Texas blackouts: Study |
A new study has found that integrating Texas's self-contained electrical grid with the broader national grid could prevent mass power outages like those suffered in 2021. |
The research, from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, modeled the effects of a bill introduced by Reps. Greg Casar (D-Texas) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) that would connect the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to the rest of the country. They found that if such a law had been enacted ahead of the 2021 event, Winter Storm Uri, up to 80 percent of the blackouts caused by the storm could have been averted.
Casar touted the results of the study in a press release.
"This research proves what many Texans know: we didn't need to lose electricity, money, and so many lives during Winter Storm Uri," he said. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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