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Texas is growing accustomed to experiencing system-wide power grid disruptions. The first recent major event was winter storm Uri in February 2021, which left 4.5 million homes in the dark, cost $195 billion in property damage, and caused the deaths of over 50 people due to a combination of factors stemming from generation technology failure (natural gas, coal, nuclear, wind and solar), natural gas shortages, transmission and substation outages, frequency issues, planned generator outages, and a lack of reserve capacity.1 Despite this stark warning sign of a lack of power grid resilience, climate change, along with electrification, economic growth and other geopolitical drivers, has caused increasing uncertainty in business as usual for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).

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Pilots’ pay is reaching astronomical levels, with some of the most experienced aviators earning up to $700,000. 

China’s decision to end the zero-Covid policy in December 2022 was a bold move that helped its economy grow by 4.5% in the first quarter of 2023. But the economic recovery is not without its challenges.

Anyone who had a kid with RSV this winter, their own infection or ADHD diagnosis, or a relative with cancer likely discovered that getting drugs to treat the problem has become a problem itself.