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Capital Highlights: Extreme weather could still threaten grid

Capital Highlights: Extreme weather could still threaten grid
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By Gary Borders

The state’s power grid could still be at risk under extreme winter conditions, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, but should operate fine under normal conditions.

The Seasonal Assessment of Resource Adequacy, issued Friday, said the grid can meet normal and even moderately challenging weather conditions but could break down if the state faces winter storms such as occurred last February.

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