Workers clear snow from a parking lot in Midland, Texas, on Feb. 15, 2021. Blackouts triggered by frigid weather have spread to more than 4 million homes and businesses across the central U.S. and extended into Mexico in a deepening energy crisis that’s already crippled the Texas power grid. Photo: Matthew Busch/Bloomberg
The first wrongful death lawsuits have been filed against Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc., or ERCOT, on behalf of two Texas residents who died during the mid-February winter storm.
The two cases add to at least three other lawsuits brought against several energy companies and ERCOT, which operates 90% of the state’s power grid. ERCOT is under fire for its decision to shut off power to millions of Texans as temperatures dipped into the single digits.
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