This Week’s Deep Freeze Could Test Texas Grid Resilience Again

Freezing temperatures and snow and sleet are expected to hit north Texas this week and put to the test the electric grid following last year’s deadly deep freeze that left millions of Texans without electricity for days and led to the largest ever decline in oil production as wells froze. This week’s Arctic blast “will not be a repeat in severity and impacts of the Feb 2021 winter storm, however hard freezes are possible Thu-Sat mornings and a potential wintry mix of precipitation is possible Thu morning,” the Austin/San…