by Harold Obrien | Feb 20, 2021 | Business
DENTON, Texas – Normally the taps at Denton County Brewing Co. run gold and amber with craft beer. But this week beer is, unfortunately, not the luxury item Austin Ford and his community are looking for – it’s water. “A pipe burst in our apartment complex. We haven’t...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Feb 20, 2021 | Business
Amid a week of record-breaking frigid temperatures in the southern part of the United States, more than four million Texans are struggling to keep warm during widespread rolling blackouts. Republicans are trying to place blame on the weakness and unreliability of what...
by Beverly Barney | Feb 20, 2021 | Business
The winter storms gripping much of the United States have devastated many families and businesses, with frigid temperatures and power outages causing particularly dire conditions in Texas. But for oil and gas producers that have managed to keep production going, this...
by Harold Obrien | Feb 19, 2021 | Business
Frozen wind turbines and useless solar panels are bringing down the Texas power grid The energy crisis in Texas, highlighted by a snowstorm and frigid temperatures, should be a warning and a wake-up all to every American. Rolling blackouts or people sleeping in their...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Feb 19, 2021 | Technology
Business is also feeling the bite from the Texas winter storm, with a number of chipmakers forced to suspend production. Why it matters: Even a brief shutdown of chip production in Texas could exacerbate the global chip shortage that’s already reducing...
by Beverly Barney | Feb 19, 2021 | Business
As Texas slogs through another night with rolling blackouts, Democrats are seizing on the state’s electric grid failure to make the case for more federal investment in an improved, clean energy-centric grid nationwide. The rallying cry is emerging from both...
by Harold Obrien | Feb 18, 2021 | Business
AUSTIN, Texas — As millions of Texans remain without power, top leaders are calling for an investigation into the state’s energy grid operator. It comes as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas still does not have a timeline for when people will get their...
by Harold Obrien | Feb 18, 2021 | Business
As the record cold continues to maintain an icy grip on Texas, many are starting to ask questions about the power outages around the state. Gov. Greg Abbott today declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) an emergency item this...
by Beverly Barney | Feb 18, 2021 | Business
The crisis gripping Texas’ power grid is very different from California’s fiery emergencies in recent years, but there’s connective tissue there: Electricity grids and infrastructure need to be better equipped for a changing climate or they can have...
by Josephine Stubblefield | Feb 18, 2021 | Business
As debilitating power outages stretch on in Texas, I spoke with New York deputy editor David Wallace-Wells about what the dire situation signifies about our extreme-weather future — political point-scoring aside. Ben Hart: As Texas experiences extremely unusual levels...
