Texas, the power grid
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Forecasters warn extreme cold, snow, and ice could strain power systems across the Midwest and Southern U.S., reviving concerns after the deadly 2021 Winter Storm Uri.
Nigeria was plunged into widespread darkness on Friday following the collapse of the national electricity grid, the first such incident recorded in 2026.
Officials across the eastern two-thirds of the U.S. have been sounding the alarm about the potential for freezing rain to wreak havoc on power systems.
Many Texans are having flashbacks to the deadly winter freeze that crippled the state's isolated power grid nearly five years ago.
Nigeria's national grid collapses again, causing widespread blackouts as power generation plummets. Get the latest details on this recurring power outage.
It started like a typical North Texas “bundle up” forecast and turned into a statewide emergency that Texans will be measuring winters against for decades.
Bread was flying off the shelves, salt was being loaded into trucks and utility workers were nervously watching forecasts Thursday as a huge<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More