And the U.S. power grid is not prepared to handle the hotter heat storms, more frigid cold snaps and stronger hurricanes of a changing planet. In the Lone Star State, some skeptics of climate change blamed the rolling blackouts on frozen wind turbines. (Brandon Thibodeaux / New York Times)The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates the power grid for most of the state, told a different story. Nearly two-thirds of Texas’ power comes from fossil fuels, compared with just one-third in California. The key question is whether policymakers like Cruz are willing to get creative to make it work, or whether they’ll double down on a power grid that’s already beginning to fail.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 17, 2021 04:30 UTC