Gas seen as primary source of power supply loss in Texas blackouts

Texas grid operators have been careful to say that power generators of all fuel types have failed as the state continues to suffer widespread blackouts that have left millions without power amid a bitter cold snap -- though natural gas-fired generation is emerging as a primary source of supply loss. “Texas is a gas state,” said Michael Webber, an energy resources professor at the University of Texas at Austin, according to the Texas Tribune . While all energy sources...