The reliability lessons from the Texas blackout
The Texas blackouts that knocked power out for millions threw state and federal officials into crisis management mode – and now they’re looking for culprits. The blackouts left a death toll of nearly 60 people, and showed that the state was largely unprepared for extreme weather. And that is a lesson that multiple states are beginning to learn the hard way. POLITICO’s Renu Rayasam, on how the storm played out differently in some parts of Texas, and Eric Wolff, on how governments are preparing their critical power systems for worsening natural disasters. Anthony Adragna is an energy reporter for POLITICO and host of POLITICO Energy. Renu Rayasam is the author of POLITICO Nightly. Eric Wolff is an energy reporter for POLITICO. Carlos Prieto is a Politico podcast producer. Jenny Ament is the senior producer of POLITICO audio. Irene Noguchi is the executive producer of POLITICO audio.