Deadly Winter Storm Exposes ‘Flimsiness of the Gas System’

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By Climate NexusJan 3, 2023, 4:27 pm110 pts
A massive, bitterly cold winter storm killed dozens and exposed serious vulnerabilities in the American methane gas system and electrical grid. At least 91 people died from various causes related to the ”bomb cyclone” of Arctic air across much of the contiguous 48 states. While renewable energy generation…

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