WEATHER ALERT
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ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this weekโs winter storm
Read full article: ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this weekโs winter stormSAN ANTONIO โ Top officials of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that regulates the stateโs electric grid, said Friday that no energy source was safe from the massive winter storm this week. AdThat choice kept the stateโs electric grid from a possible catastrophic blackout, ERCOT officials previously said. (KSAT)The deadly storm has reignited arguments about the stateโs energy plan, including whether it over invested in renewable energy sources. Still, wind energy accounts for less than a quarter of the stateโs electricity, a figure that is lower in winter months, ERCOT officials said. AdThat supply, according to ERCOT officials, would have been just as vulnerable to the elements.