Readers will remember In February of 2021, a freak snowstorm with record low temperatures overwhelmed Texas' power grid and left millions of resident's without power for days.
Energy prices soared, leaving residents with sky-high bills. There were human costs as well. Nearly 250 people died because of the storm.
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which manages most of the state's electricity grid, came under heavy fire from government officials and the public for perceived negligence and mismanagement.
Gov. Greg Abbott promised to fix the grid. And a year after the storm said new legislation he had signed into law had done just that.
"The power grid is more resilient, more stable, and stronger than it has ever been in the history of our state," Abbott told the Houston Chronicle.
Really?
On Friday, as temperatures reached 100 degrees in some parts of the state, six Texas power plants unexpectedly shut down. No explanation has yet been given. ERCOT officials asked residents to avoid using large appliances and to set air conditioners at 78 or higher top through today avoid blackouts.
That's fixed?
This is May. And in the coming months days are only going to get hotter. And they are going to stay hot for weeks at a time.
Can Texas power grid handle it? We hope so, but we'll just have to wait and see.