Intense cold strained, but didn't break, the U.S. electric grid. That was lucky

The intense cold snap over the last week caused rolling blackouts in some regions of the U.S. But a catastrophic rupture of the electric grid didn't unfold — thanks partly to good fortune.

how the power system was stressed by the storm, noting that this storm hit during a projected"mild" winter and revealed the need for better planning and preparation., with prolonged emergency blackouts causing deaths and widespread property damage. And many grid operators who issued panicky alerts ultimately managed to avoid blackouts entirely.There was fortunate timing: The storm hit right before a holiday weekend when demand tends to be lower.

"The storage infrastructure worked well and and gas was basically available where it was needed," Greenberg says. If a gas power plant was able to operate — if it wasn't shut down by frozen equipment — it generally had the fuel it needed."It was sunny and it was windy," Johnson says. That meant a lot of wind and solar power to help meet the surging demand.

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