If Texas were more like those other states, when the storm came power companies would have been able to just pull in the extra power they needed from across the state line. Most state's grids are interconnected so that the power utilities in one state are linked not just to each other but to the power grids in neighboring states.
HOROWITZ-GHAZI: And one of the big reasons for all this mayhem is that the Texas power grid does not work the same as power grids in the rest of the country. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #6: There are long lines for food, for gas and even for plumbing supplies.īUCHELE: It's worth remembering that hundreds of people ended up dying not just because it was cold but because of everything else that broke down, that failed in this blackout. Tap water was undrinkable for a lot of people. So you have homes and buildings that are both flooding and freezing. HOROWITZ-GHAZI: And then pipes started to burst. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #7: Thousands of Austinites have been left without power for almost two days now as temperatures have plummeted. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #6: In parts of hard-hit Texas, snow is still falling.
HOROWITZ-GHAZI: And that is what they did. They have to cut power or risk frying the entire system. And the state grid operators kind of face this dire choice. And so this creates a huge imbalance on the state grid.
The real story was what happened to the power grid.īUCHELE: So power plants start freezing up and breaking down right when everyone is turning up their heaters. HOROWITZ-GHAZI: And the storm was just the beginning. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #5: For the first time in Texas, all 254 counties are under a winter storm warning. We're going to begin with breaking news tonight on the severe weather disaster that. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #4: Good evening and thank you for joining us. Like, everyone who knows about the Texas energy system knows that this could cause some serious problems. You know, you never see snow like that in Austin, but there was also this sense of foreboding. Temperature in Dallas already colder than in Anchorage, Alaska.īUCHELE: At first it was kind of exciting. Temperature's at 18 degrees here in Corpus Christi. UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER #1: Here in Houston in southeast Texas, tonight it's record cold. It was Valentine's Day, and it was just freezing cold. And, Mose Buchele, you are KUT's energy and climate correspondent based in Austin, which is where you were when the first snowflakes started falling. There were ice storms, single-digit temperatures, power lines got knocked down all over the place. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) as the network organisation for YEP Energy and joins hands with the host of the Young Expert Programme, the Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP), to coordinate, implement and design the programme.SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: This is PLANET MONEY from NPR.įebruary of 2021 was brutal for the state of Texas. Young Expert positions may require technical energy expertise, but may also draw on broader areas of expertise, like business development, marketing or monitoring & evaluation in the energy sector. Organisations based or registered in the Netherlands, including companies, non-governmental organisations and knowledge institutes, can apply to YEP for support and funding to employ one or more Energy Young Experts. In accordance with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is underlined that YEP Energy is open for ‘Humanitarian YEP positions’ that are linked to our above mentioned YEP themes. Innovation (technology, finance and business).Productive use of renewable energy for small and medium enterprises, farmers and social institutions.Decentral energy access to affordable energy services for households, including clean cooking solutions.YEP Energy revolves around the following themes: YEP Energy aims to encourage Dutch and national young talents to work in the renewable energy sector with a position for a Dutch organisation that is based in one of the lower and middle income countries on the country list. YEP Energy was launched in mid-2019 and completes the nexus together with YEP Water and YEP Agrofood. The Young Expert Programme (YEP) contributes to achieving the SDGs, including SDG 7 on universal access to clean energy. Energy is crucial for achieving nearly all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 and for ensuring that no one is left behind. This has a serious impact on the quality of life, income opportunities, the environment, health, and education. Around 800 million people do not have access to electricity and 2.8 billion people do not have access to clean cooking solutions, especially in lower income countries.
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