The largest and oldest and power cooperative in Texas is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection citing last month's winter storm that left millions without power.
Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc., which serves 16 distribution member cooperatives that cater to more than 1.5 million Texans, said Monday that it was a “financially robust, stable company" prior to the severe cold weather that hit Texas between February 13 and February 19.
As temperatures plunged and snow and ice whipped the state, much of Texas’ power grid collapsed, followed by its water systems.
Tens of millions huddled in frigid homes that slowly grew colder or fled for safety. And a prideful state, long suspicious of regulation and outside help, was left to seek