Episode 1418 • • 2:38:22 - 2:40:42
1418: Homeless Apocalypse
Texas Power Grid Dispute and Winter Weather Warnings
A legal dispute between Energy Transfer Partners and Luminant threatens the stability of the Texas power grid during winter. Energy Transfer Partners threatened to cut off gas to power plants over a $21 million debt stemming from the February 2021 storm. Luminant warned this could leave 400,000 homes without power, leading to calls for the Railroad Commission to intervene.