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Topic: electrical grid

Icicles hang off the State Highway 195 sign on February 18, 2021 in Killeen, Texas. Winter storm Uri has brought historic cold weather and power outages to Texas as storms have swept across 26 states with a mix of freezing temperatures and precipitation. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Texas grid holds amid record demand

Emily Foxhall - The Texas Tribune
(Soeren Stache/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Deadly risks when the grid goes down

Emily Pontecorvo - Grist
Texas Governor Greg Abbott (ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Why Does Texas Have Its Own Power Grid?

Kate Galbraith - The Texas Tribune
This undated photo made available by Iberdrola Renewables LLC shows wind turbines on a corn and soybean farm in Trimont, Minn. The company will be building a similar commercial-scale wind energy farm near the coast community of Elizabeth City, N.C. (Iberdrola Renewables LLC via AP) (AP)

Wind energy’s swift growth, explained

John Hall - The Conversation
David Koch (AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Koch Brothers vs. Solar panels

Lindsay Abrams
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Lindsay Abrams
Lower Manhattan was left without power following Hurrican Sandy (Felix Lipov/Shutterstock)

Ready for the next Sandy

Lindsay Abrams
(Lena Lir/Shutterstock)

Lindsay Abrams
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Natasha Lennard