Natural Gas lines are unable to keep pressurized due to lack of insulation & winterization. Nuclear Power plants are shutting down b/c the cooling ponds are freezing & don't have heaters, nor do the pipes that move the water have insulation tape. /5 http://bit.ly/37ohP5h 
Texas produces more power than any other state. Here's why it went dark anyway

Even mighty Texas, the energy powerhouse of America, is feeling the wrath of Mother Nature.

http://bit.ly/37ohP5h
Wind Turbines in #Texas are freezing because they don't have "cold weather protection like antifreeze and heating elements within the turbine blades" that are required in places like Iowa and Denmark. /6 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/energy-rich-texas-suffers-energy-nightmare-with-ongoing-power-outages/ar-BB1dJIuZ?li=BBnbcA1
Texas produces more power than any other state. Here's why it went dark anyway

Even mighty Texas, the energy powerhouse of America, is feeling the wrath of Mother Nature.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/energy-rich-texas-suffers-energy-nightmare-with-ongoing-power-outages/ar-BB1dJIuZ?li=BBnbcA1
Now you may ask, "Why can't Texas just get excess power from another state?"

Well b/c of the lack of major transmission lines (i.e. interstate interconnections), Texas is unable to do that.

This is the most frustrating part, because /7
The #TexasPowerGrid is 90% self-contained, they can't simply get power from other states. This is why all the states are connected, so the demand of the grid can be met.

Right now, acc to @ERCOT_ISO, Texas's electricity demand is FAR exceeding current generation capacity. /8
The #TexasPowerGrid is 90% self-contained, they can't simply get power from other states. This is why all the states are connected, so the demand of the grid can be met. Right now, acc to @ERCOT_ISO, Texas's electricity demand is FAR exceeding current generation capacity. /8
The #TexasPowerGrid is 90% self-contained, they can't simply get power from other states. This is why all the states are connected, so the demand of the grid can be met. Right now, acc to @ERCOT_ISO, Texas's electricity demand is FAR exceeding current generation capacity. /8
The #TexasPowerGrid is at a breaking point, & could collapse entirely. If it was simply a part of a national interconnection, w/ @FERC regulation, none of these problems would be occurring. But b/c the power companies prioritized profit over safety, people lives are at stake. /9
The #TexasPowerGrid is at a breaking point, & could collapse entirely. If it was simply a part of a national interconnection, w/ @FERC regulation, none of these problems would be occurring. But b/c the power companies prioritized profit over safety, people lives are at stake. /9
The #TexasPowerGrid is at a breaking point, & could collapse entirely. If it was simply a part of a national interconnection, w/ @FERC regulation, none of these problems would be occurring. But b/c the power companies prioritized profit over safety, people lives are at stake. /9
Here are the other sources referenced in the making of this thread:
http://www.ercot.com 
http://bit.ly/2ZrbZvO 
https://www.eia.gov/state/?sid=TX#tabs-4
http://bit.ly/2ZpwJE1 
http://reut.rs/3dlYBkP 

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