Don't forget natural gas froze too. According to ERCOT, 50% of their power comes from that. This has happened before and they were advised to winterize, and they chose not, presumably for $$$.
Bullock said while much of the natural gas available has gone towards Texans' homes, the state's power plants need this fuel as well but aren't getting what they need.
Natural gas providers haven't been able to manufacture, ship or transport their product either, according to Abbott. He said people from these companies are telling his team, "It's just frozen right now.It's frozen in the pipeline. It's frozen at the rig. It's frozen at the transmission line."
Don't forget natural gas froze too. According to ERCOT, 50% of their power comes from that. This has happened before and they were advised to winterize, and they chose not, presumably for $$$.
https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/local/governor-greg-abbott-ercot-texas-power-outages/287-dbd12f07-5c8e-49b2-9a77-681ee0f705fc