Everyone knows about Texas summers. Hot, hot and more hot. We hit records in 2023 and 2024, both in temperature levels and duration of the heat.
Fewer think about Texas’ winter extremes. But as a former PUCT staff member told us, “The Texas grid is much more fragile in response to winter weather than it is to summer weather. Be prepared.” Here’s how to keep warm in the winter if the power goes out.
Most power outages in Texas are resolved within 4 hours (although those long outages are the ones we remember). To keep your home operating, consider a home battery backup + energy option, with up to 36 hours of backup power. You’ll get a full home battery backup system installed for under $700, pay a monthly fee and commit to using a specific retail electricity provider. Your REP will charge your battery when prices are low and sell power back to the grid when demand is high.