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Texas power grid was only “4 minutes 37 seconds away from a total collapse.” 

In an emergency board meeting held Wednesday, ERCOT officials said that Last week, the Texas power grid was only “4 minutes 37 seconds away from a total collapse.” Which would have meant a statewide blackout.

Had that happened, Electric Reliability Council of Texas says Texas would have been in the dark for weeks if not longer.

In his opening statement CEO Bill Magness said "This was a devastating e…

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