AsterQuiz Texas Grid Winter QuizOnline version Power crash 2021 by Rohith Maheshwaram 1 What year did Texas experience the major winter grid failure? a 2020 b 2019 c 2021 2 Which entity manages most of Texas's electric grid? a FERC b NERC c ERCOT 3 What weather event contributed most to the outages in Texas? a Severe winter storm with subfreezing temps b Hurricane season c Heatwave 4 What was a key operational issue during the crisis? a Insufficient winterization of power plants b Excess solar output c Overcapacity of energy storage 5 Why did natural gas supply problems impact generation? a Gas plants were fully weatherized b Gas supply and delivery were disrupted by cold c Gas prices plummeted 6 Which energy source was myth-busted for being the sole cause, despite contributing issues? a Nuclear power b Wind power c Geothermal energy 7 What was a major consequence for households? a No outages b Widespread rolling blackouts c Excessive energy export 8 Which market design feature limited resource retraining for emergencies? a Restricted demand response during crises b Free market pricing for all hours c Unlimited interconnection capacity 9 What policy change was urged post-crisis? a Exporting more electricity to neighbors b Winterization and weatherization of plants c Deregulation of ERCOT 10 How did the crisis affect electricity reliability perception in Texas? a No impact on public trust b Grid reliability was proven perfect c Raising questions about grid resilience and planning
