Texas emergency proclamation approved as dangerous winter storm causes power outages

Rotating outages continue across Texas, up to 3 million people without power

As inclement weather improves, so will the rotating power outages, officials with the state’s electric grid operator, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, said Tuesday afternoon.

Secession and power outages: Why does Texas have its own electrical grid?

Basically, Texas has its own grid to avoid dealing with — you guessed it — the feds

Gov. Abbott makes ERCOT reform emergency legislative item amid blackouts

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said reforming the state's main electric grid operator will be an emergency item for state lawmakers.

Gov. Abbott calls for emergency legislative item on ERCOT reform

Gov. Abbott's office sent a release on the item Tuesday, meaning legislators are being asked to investigate ERCOT.

Why does Texas have its own power grid?

Texas has its own electrical grid – separate from two that handle power for the lower 48 states – to avoid dealing with federal regulators.

Why the Texas power grid is struggling to cope with the extreme cold

A sudden winter storm has triggered power outages across Texas, including its capital, Austin. | Montinique Monroe/Getty ImagesA sudden spike in energy demand and a loss of natural gas, coal, nuclear, and wind energy during a winter storm triggered blackouts across the state.Winter Storm Uri chilled large areas of the western, central, and southern US over the weekend, straining the power grid in some places so badly that millions of Americans h…