(Natural News) On a normal day, plumbers like David Crow would be ecstatic to have their office phones ringing off the hook. But when a cold snap in February caused statewide blackouts, he was overwhelmed as his company received a shocking 2,200 calls in 24 hours. North Texans unprepared for deep freeze and plumbing issues According to […]

(Natural News) The wholesale electricity prices in Texas are soaring as the cold snap drastically reduced the state’s power generating capacity. On Monday, spot electricity prices at the West hub surpassed the grid’s $9,000 per megawatt-hour cap, a staggering increase from the average price of $25 per megawatt-hour. The surge is equivalent to the cost of […]

(Natural News) With the worst of the Texas power crisis now behind us, the blame and fingerpointing begins, and while the jury is still out whose actions (or lack thereof) may have led to the deadly and widespread blackouts that shocked Texas this week, Cascend Strategy writes that “in case there was any doubt why the Texas […]