WATCH: Understanding the Texas blackouts: What lessons can we learn?

A week after an unusual cold snap led to widespread blackouts and triggered devastating impacts for communities, the Niskanen Center and the Duke University Energy Initiative co-hosted a discussion about what happened in Texas and what can be learned to prevent similar events in the future, both in Texas and elsewhere.

Panelists: 

• William Hogan, Harvard University
• Dalia Pati√±o-Echeverri, Duke University
• Liza Reed, Niskanen Center
• Michael Webber, University of Texas at Austin

Moderators:

• Joseph Majkut, Niskanen Center
• Brian Murray, Duke University