Winter Storm Uri brought unprecedented cold to Texas, causing widespread failures across the ERCOT power grid that left over 4.5 million homes and businesses without power for days during life-threatening cold. Natural gas wellheads, pipelines, and power plants froze due to lack of weatherization. The cascade of failures nearly caused a complete, months-long statewide blackout. At least 246 people died from cold exposure, carbon monoxide poisoning from improvised heating, and other causes. Water pipes burst across the state causing massive flooding. The disaster exposed the consequences of Texas's isolated power grid and inadequate weatherization requirements for energy infrastructure.
Winter Storm Uri brought unprecedented cold to Texas, causing widespread failures across the ERCOT power grid that left over 4.5 million homes and businesses without power for days during life-threatening cold. Natural gas wellheads, pipelines, and power plants froze due to lack of weatherization. The cascade of failures nearly caused a complete, months-long statewide blackout. At least 246 people died from cold exposure, carbon monoxide poisoning from improvised heating, and other causes. Water pipes burst across the state causing massive flooding. The disaster exposed the consequences of Texas’s isolated power grid and inadequate weatherization requirements for energy infrastructure.
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// Incident Details
| Incident Date | 20210210 |
| County | Travis County TX |
| State | Alabama |
| Severity | Critical |
| Published | February 10, 2021 |
| Source | ERCOT / Texas PUC / FERC |