For a couple of tense days earlier this month, it all came back like a bad dream. A winter storm rolled into Texas Feb. 3, dumping sleet and snow on northern parts of the state and leaving about 71,000 without power over the course of some 48 hours. A panicked public flooded grocery stores and gas pumps, venting their angst to friends, neighbors and on social media. 
In the end, Texas’ power grid held steady with 15,000 megawatts to spare — enough capacity to power 3 million additional homes, according to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, or ERCOT, which operates Texas' self-contained electrical grid and supplies…  Read the full story here. | 
