The airport closed for several days, which, along with frozen roadways, shut down transportation in the area. The Texas Freeze: Why the Power Grid Failed The state’s electricity system was considered a model. Estimates of insured losses, which are easier to quantify, range from 10 billion to 20 billion. These initial calculations come with significant uncertainty. Roads, ramps, and bridges in the Corpus Christi area were closed as temperatures dipped to lows in the teens with a wind chill of minus-1 degree. Early estimates indicate that the freeze and outage may cost the Texas economy 80 billion130 billion in direct and indirect economic loss. Last year’s freeze shut down the state Feb. As a highly involved resident of the city serving on several nonprofit boards of trustees, in 2014, Maxwell was recognized as a laureate and inducted into the Coastal Bend of Texas Hall of Fame.
Millions of homes and businesses across the state’s 254 counties were left without power and heat, and experienced hardships, including property damage, business interruption, medical issues and injuries. Propane tanks are placed in a line as people wait for the power to turn on to fill their tanks in Houston, Texas on February 17, 2021. Maxwell is chairman of the board of Suemaur Exploration and Production LLC, also headquartered in Corpus Christi. Freeze damage caused by the Texas winter storms in February 2021 marks the costliest disaster in the state’s history with estimated damage exceeding 125 billion. Energy giant Enel SpA is spending 1.9 billion on solar, wind and storage projects. A chemical engineer, he is a recognized expert in the safe management of hazardous, explosive, energetic, and flammable materials. Owners were hit hard during the Texas storm when prices spiked at the same time the cold had shut down projects. Complimentary hors d’oeuvres and wine (with ID) will be served.Įmerson is president and founder of Emerson Technical Analysis LLC, headquartered in Corpus Christi. After the lecture, speakers will stay for a question-and-answer session. The death toll from Texas’s historic February 2021 freeze may have been four times higher than the state’s official count, according to a new analysis by the Houston Chronicle. The museum is located at 1900 Chaparral St. By Justine Calma justcalma May 27, 2021, 1:12pm EDT A truck drives down the street during a power outage in McKinney, Texas, U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. Millions in Texas without power as deadly storm brings snow, freezing weather. will speak at the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History as part of its Distinguished Lecture Series. Freezing weather and icy streets covered the entire state of Texas in mid-February of last year with some of the coldest temperatures ever.Īddressing the “Great Texas Freeze of 2021,” Dr.