Compounded with geopolitical conflict in both the Middle East and between Russia and Ukraine, the refinery slowdowns in the midwest have driven fuel prices up significantly across the Midwest. #refinery #gas #centersquare
“Power Companies Get Exactly What They Want”: How Texas Repeatedly Failed to Protect Its Power Grid Against Extreme Weather - In January 2014, power plants owned by Texas’ largest electricity producer buckled under frigid temperatures. Its generators failed more than a dozen times in 12 hours, helping to bring the state’s electric grid to the brink of collapse.