How the Texas grid failed — Insights from a former energy trader, Evan Caron on the Suncast Podcast

If you’ve been watching what’s happening in Texas, you should know by now that there is a crisis in the electricity markets as well as a humanitarian crisis due to heavy snowstorms, and extreme freezing.

In this episode, Nico Johnson at SunCast spoke with Mr. Evan Caron. Evan is an Austin resident, who is an energy trader and deeply understands the Texas electricity market.

So if you have been trying to figure it all out, or understand what the heck is happening over there, he has some answers.

UPDATE: This podcast was recorded on the 18th of February 2021.
At that time, the U.S. Federal government through The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had provided 60 power generators and additional fuel support to facilities like hospitals, nursing homes, and water treatment plants. The federal agency is also providing 60,000 wool and cotton blankets, 225,000 meals, and other supplies after they were requested by Abbott. For more info click here.

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This Podcast was produced and published by Nico Johnson. It was originally published on his Libsyn account “Suncast.”
It has been published here via a partnership with pvbuzz.