What Illinois Can Learn From The Texas Power Catastrophe

By Steve Bynum
Power Grid Congress
FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) David J. Phillip, File / AP Photo
Power Grid Congress
FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. A Democratic senator is calling for federal investigations into possible price gouging of natural gas in the Midwest and other regions following severe winter storms that plunged Texas and other states into a deep freeze that caused power outages in million of homes and businesses. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) David J. Phillip, File / AP Photo

What Illinois Can Learn From The Texas Power Catastrophe

By Steve Bynum
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The massive power outages in Texas have residents across the U.S. asking their state governments: “Could that happen to us?” A Chicago-based energy consultant gives Reset some answers about Illinois.

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