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Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil

Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil

FromSwitched On


Texas Winter Storm – Lessons for Power, Gas, Oil

FromSwitched On

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Length:
26 minutes
Released:
Feb 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Prolonged frigid temperatures last weekend caused electricity demand in the Texas power grid, or ERCOT, to explode. The extreme cold resulted in more than 30GW of power plant outages, and a situation where demand outstripped supply by 30%. This resulted in millions of Texans being without power, heat, and clean water. This week, Switched On speaks with Anastacia Dialynas, head of US oil research, and Nick Steckler, head of North America power analysis for BNEF. They're going to tell us about how the state’s power, oil and gas sectors went down at once, and what Texas might consider to 'build back better'.BNEF users can find ongoing coverage of U.S. power, oil and gas markets on bnef.com, the bnef mobile app, and the Bloomberg terminal.Switched On is hosted this week by Mark Taylor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Released:
Feb 19, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Conversations about global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. Each week, Dana Perkins sits down with different BloombergNEF (BNEF) analysts to discuss their latest research and unique perspective on the future of energy, transport, agriculture, sustainability and more.