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Electricity meltdowns: Texas can learn from SMUD, California
Headquarters of the Sacramento Municipal Utility District, (Photo: Cassionhabib, via Shutterstock)In February, Texas experienced a freak weather event, a deep freeze that shut down its electrical system, damaged its infrastructure and cost dozens of lives. The storm revealed the lack of preparation and investment by the Texas state government, the flaws of its system of deregulated privately-owned utilities, and the failures of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT. The latter is responsible for maintaining the state’s energy infrastructure.