Category: power grid

Frozen Pipes, Electric Woes Remain as Cold Snap Eases Grip

DALLAS—Higher temperatures spread across the southern United States on Saturday, bringing relief to a winter-weary region that faces a challenging clean-up and expensive repairs from days of extreme cold and widespread power outages. In hard-hit Texas, where millions were warned to boil tap water before drinking it, the warm-up was expected to last for several…


Texas Power Grid Fully Up and Running, Authorities Say

The beleaguered power grid in Texas is now back online and running at “normal operations,” according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which manages the Lone Star state’s electrical system. “ERCOT operations have returned to normal, and we are no longer asking for energy conservation. Thanks for helping the grid during this very…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Jan. 26)

China leapfrogs the US in foreign direct investment. We look at what it means. President Biden suspends a Trump order to protect the U.S. power grid. We talk to a national security expert about the risk. Xi JinPing speaks at the World Economic Forum. We talk to Joshua Phillip from The Epoch Times about the…


National Power Grid Breakdown Plunges Pakistan Into Darkness: Officials

ISLAMABAD—A breakdown in Pakistan’s national power grid plunged the country into darkness on Saturday night, officials said. “A countrywide blackout has been caused by a sudden plunge in the frequency in the power transmission system,” Pakistan’s Power Minister Omar Ayub Khan said on Twitter. He said efforts were underway to determine the reasons behind the…


Beijing Power Load Reaches Historical High, Residents Complain of Insufficient Heating Through Severe Winter

Beijing Electric Power Company announced on Jan. 7 that as of 9 p.m. Jan. 6, the power load of the Beijing Power Grid had reached 24.51 million kilowatts, setting a new historical record. Meanwhile, many Beijing residents complained on social media of insufficient heating. The entire China has already entered an extremely cold winter. Temperatures…