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ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Grid Infrastructure
Energy Disaster
ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Grid Infrastructure
February 17, 2022
C.J. Schexnayder
KEYWORDS ASCE / electricity / natural gas / report / study / Texas / winter storm
A just released detailed analysis of the catastrophic 2021Texas winter storm finds systemic flaws in the state's electric sector contributed to a "cascade of failures" that overwhelmed its power grid and left millions freezing in the dark.
This 124-page report, released Feb. 16 by the Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), called for sweeping improvements in the state's electrical infrastructure to increase reliability and resilience in the beleaguered system.
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ASCE Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Texas Grid Infrastructure
February 17, 2022
C.J. Schexnayder
KEYWORDS ASCE / electricity / natural gas / report / study / Texas / winter storm
A just released detailed analysis of the catastrophic 2021Texas winter storm finds systemic flaws in the state's electric sector contributed to a "cascade of failures" that overwhelmed its power grid and left millions freezing in the dark.
This 124-page report, released Feb. 16 by the Texas Section of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), called for sweeping improvements in the state's electrical infrastructure to increase reliability and resilience in the beleaguered system.
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