It’s strange that cold had so much to do with the issues this has caused with the grid there. I’ve read there is moisture in the natural gas lines there that froze, shutting off the flow. Natural gas is the main source of heating energy supply here and I’ve never had or heard of any weather related issues with supply. It’s been cold here for several weeks with below 0 night time lows for days, but my gas fired boiler and hot water heater are soldiering along burning an uninterrupted gas supply.
It’s been over 20 below here over the years and everyone gripes about it, but at least we aren’t griping about our furnaces and boilers out due to frozen gas lines!