"Emergency Power Alerts and Grid Strain: Lessons Learned from Extreme Cold in Alberta and Texas"

An Arctic blast sweeping through North America is straining power grids from Texas to Alberta, leading to surging power prices and heightened risk of blackouts. Texas, facing one of its biggest grid tests since 2021, is expected to hit a winter record of over 75 gigawatts of power demand, prompting the grid operator to ask for electricity conservation and warning of a potential energy emergency event.