natural gas storage tanks would eliminate the problem. Texas doesn’t store it like most places do since they figure they can just pump it when they need it. But it got so cold they couldn’t pump it, so they were stuck.
Our town has ten propane storage tanks each holding 480,000 gal. During a natural gas shortage, they mix propane with natural gas to run the power generating turbines. This lessens the amount of natural gas they have to buy at elevated prices. We have had no power outages this week although we have been cautioned to reduce demand wherever possible.
Not the cold that stopped them pumping gas, it's that the EPA has discouraged the use of compressors powered by big Waukesha IC engines that run on natural gas. Of which there just happens to be a limitless supply! The pumps now have to be electric, and guess what!
Natural gas (methane) for power plants and other industrial use, is stored in underground reservoirs, not tanks. Propane for household use is stored in tanks.