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Texas’ power grid held up during last week’s winter weather. Experts say it wasn’t seriously tested.
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Beth Garza
Feb 8, 2022
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“Last year we had a heavyweight come into the ring and just knock the crap out of us,” said Beth Garza, former director of ERCOT’s independent watchdog. “And this year, we got just a middleweight. It punched us, we survived and it was fine.”
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