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2025-01-09 12:55:10 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E9D6B2A380E11F582C3ADA4A32605176B16F30BE2F18BC9EC0DDA6DA43DC2A66
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In February 2021, winter weather crippled the Texas energy grid; it was 4 minutes and 37 seconds from complete failure, and at least 246 people were killed. Initially, Governor Greg Abbot falsely blamed frozen solar panels and wind turbines. https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/02/texas-winter-storm-final-death-toll-246/ https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/18/texas-power-outages-ercot/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/02/17/texas-abbott-wind-turbines-outages/
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