[crz]

“Numerous reports show that it was failure in coal and natural gas that contributed to the state’s power shortages,” Psaki said.

The gas plants were having problems, but the huge coal plants get on going as if nothing happened. Just that they couldnt get out enough to cover the loss from the whirly bird choppers.

[semimojo]

The gas plants were having problems, but the huge coal plants get on going as if nothing happened.

No, coal was affected as well.

"Some coal and nuclear power plants have been forced offline, most likely due to freezing temperatures shutting down cooling systems or instrumentation required to keep them running safely.

But it appears that most of the supply deficit was from the state’s natural-gas power plant fleet, which may have accounted for as much as 26 gigawatts of the 34 GW of lost capacity on Monday..."

I've also read that some of the coal piles froze so the feeders didn't work.