冬季暴风雨威胁北加利福尼亚州, 2月16日, 而得克萨斯州升级电网在冻结期间避免了重大停电, 尽管有13人死亡。 A winter storm threatens Northern California Feb. 16, while Texas' upgraded grid avoids major blackouts during a freeze, despite 13 deaths.

预计从2026年2月16日起, 一场强烈的冬季风暴将袭击北加州, 导致大雨、强风、雪降至2000英尺, A powerful winter storm is expected to hit Northern California starting February 16, 2026, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and snow down to 2,000 feet, prompting PG&E to pre-position crews and use AI-driven models to prepare for potential outages. 与此同时,在2021年冬季风暴造成至少246人死亡五年之后,得克萨斯州加强了其孤立的电网,执行了气象化规则,将能源储存和发电量扩大了40 000多兆瓦,并优先安排了关键设施。 Meanwhile, Texas has strengthened its isolated power grid five years after the 2021 winter storm that caused at least 246 deaths, implementing weatherization rules, expanding energy storage and generation by over 40,000 megawatts, and prioritizing critical facilities. 根据ERCOT的说法,这些升级有助于防止在2026年1月的结期间发生大规模停电,尽管造成至少13人死亡,该公司表示电网现在更有弹性,并为极端天气做好了准备. These upgrades helped prevent widespread blackouts during a January 2026 freeze, despite causing at least 13 deaths, according to ERCOT, which says the grid is now more resilient and prepared for extreme weather.