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US Declares Texas Grid Emergency in Arctic Blast
Summary by Ground News
The order allows the state’s grid operator to exceed certain air pollution limits. The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, whose service area includes 90% of electric customers, requested the emergency order. The order said 11,000 megawatts of coal and gas-fired power were out or derated to weather conditions.