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Texas power grid CEO fired in wake of last month’s fatal blackouts

Friday, March 5 by ABC News

By HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was fired on Wednesday in the wake of February's deadly blackouts that left millions without electricity and heat in freezing temperatures.As power grid... Read More.

ERCOT faces class-action lawsuit, resignations in wake of Texas power outages

Wednesday, February 24 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News(HOUSTON) -- Texas’ embattled power grid operator is facing lawsuits and resignations after more than 4 million customers lost electricity last week during a deadly winter storm.Morgan & Morgan, a Florida-based national law firm... Read More.

Officials: Three rare giraffes electrocuted to death by power lines in Kenya conservation area

Tuesday, February 23 by ABC News

By MORGAN WINSOR, ABC News (LONDON) -- Three rare giraffes were electrocuted to death when they walked into low-hanging power lines within a conservation area in western Kenya, officials said.The Kenya Power and Lighting Company, which owns and operates most of... Read More.

Family of boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100M suit against power companies

Monday, February 22 by ABC News

By BILL HUTCHINSON, ABC News (HOUSTON) -- Texas power providers Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and Entergy Corporation have been hit with a $100 million lawsuit accusing them of gross negligence in the death of a child whose family suspects he suffered... Read More.

Texas’ power outages, water shortages put bigger strain on hospitals

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By EMILY SHAPIRO and SASHA PEZENIK, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- As a historic winter storm knocks out power and bursts pipes across Texas, hospitals in the lone star state are facing additional stress.Hospitals, already contending with COVID-19 patients, are now... Read More.

Twelve primates die at Texas animal sanctuary after frigid weather causes power failure

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By JON HAWORTH, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- Twelve primates at a large animal sanctuary in Texas have died after suffering a power outage amid the historically cold weather that has slammed the state and left millions without electricity.Primarily Primates --... Read More.

How a Texas synagogue got hundreds vaccinated after power outages threatened doses

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

By DR. ERIC SILBERMAN, ABC News (NEW YORK) -- After an unprecedented winter storm cut off power to the freezers storing vaccines in Harris County, Texas, thousands of doses were at risk of expiring within hours. Alan Hoffman, an internist at Houston Methodist Hospital,... Read More.

Republicans use Texas power outages to spread false claims about green energy

Thursday, February 18 by ABC News

BY: JULIA JACOBO, ABC NEWS (WASHINGTON) — Republican politicians are using the widespread power outages in Texas to place false blame on renewable energy sources, but clean energy isn't what was fueling the majority of power plants that failed. Millions in the state were... Read More.

Catastrophic outages in Texas a symptom of America’s aging power grids

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

BY: ALLIE YANG, ABC NEWS (NEW YORK) — Local infrastructure doesn't get much attention -- until it fails. Like right now in Texas. The state's electric grid, like most of the nation's, consists of many parts at least 50 years old. "Our electric grid... Read More.

Millions without power in Texas as dangerous winter weather continues

Wednesday, February 17 by ABC News

BY: WILLIAM MANSELL, MARILYN HECK, JOHN HAWORTH AND EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (DALLAS) — Over 3.2 million customers in Texas are without power as dangerous winter weather continues to slam the state. "This is the winter version of Hurricane Harvey," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott told ABC... Read More.

4.1 million without power in Texas as dangerous winter weather continues

Tuesday, February 16 by ABC News

BY: WILLIAM MANSELL, MARILYN HECK, JOHN HAWORTH AND EMILY SHAPIRO, ABC NEWS (DALLAS) — Over 4.1 million customers in Texas are without power as dangerous winter weather continues to slam the state. "This is the winter version of Hurricane Harvey," Texas Gov. Greg Abbott... Read More.

Texas officials scramble to administer 5,000 COVID vaccines after power loss

Monday, February 15 by ABC News

BY: SASHA PEZENIK AND IVAN PEREIRA, ABC NEWS (HOUSTON) — Health officials in Texas scrambled to administer over 5,000 vaccine doses before they expired after the harsh winter storm hitting the state knocked out the power of the freezers storing the vaccines. Harris County... Read More.

Stories tagged with: power

Texas power grid CEO fired in wake of last month’s fatal blackouts

ERCOT faces class-action lawsuit, resignations in wake of Texas power outages

Officials: Three rare giraffes electrocuted to death by power lines in Kenya conservation area

Family of boy who died in Texas deep freeze files $100M suit against power companies

Texas’ power outages, water shortages put bigger strain on hospitals

Twelve primates die at Texas animal sanctuary after frigid weather causes power failure

How a Texas synagogue got hundreds vaccinated after power outages threatened doses

Republicans use Texas power outages to spread false claims about green energy

Catastrophic outages in Texas a symptom of America’s aging power grids

Millions without power in Texas as dangerous winter weather continues

4.1 million without power in Texas as dangerous winter weather continues

Texas officials scramble to administer 5,000 COVID vaccines after power loss

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