While ERCOT said it is prepared for the storm, there could be local outages in various counties. See maps of power outages across Texas.

This is different than in February 2021 when the there was a days long winter storm across the state. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, the frigid temperatures lasted days in mid-February, with highs above freezing only once between Feb. 10 and Feb. 18.

Microgrids generate and supply their own power in tandem with the grid and work as a backup option in case extreme weather knocks out power.