Top Texas Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Action on State's Energy Grid Operator
Source: Texas Observer
Top Texas Lawmakers Call for Investigation and Action on State’s Energy Grid Operator
“The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been anything but reliable over the past 48 hours,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
Alex Samuels and Cassandra Pollock, The Texas Tribune
Feb 17, 2021, 8:00 am CST
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Texas’ top elected officials called for legislation and investigations into the operation of the state’s power grid after a massive winter storm caused millions of residents in the state to lose power for long spans during frigid temperatures.
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday declared the reform of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas an emergency item for the 2021 legislative session. The declaration marks the issue as a top priority and allows lawmakers in the House and Senate to approve bills on the subject during the first 60 days of the session. ERCOT is a nonprofit that manages the grid used by about 90% of the state.
“The Electric Reliability Council of Texas has been anything but reliable over the past 48 hours,” Abbott said in a statement. “Far too many Texans are without power and heat for their homes as our state faces freezing temperatures and severe winter weather. This is unacceptable.”
The governor’s latest announcement came hours after Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, asked two committees in the lower chamber to hold a joint hearing later this month to review the outages. Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, requested the House State Affairs and Energy Resources committees convene for the hearing on Feb. 25.
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Read more: https://www.texasobserver.org/top-texas-lawmakers-call-for-investigation-and-action-on-states-energy-grid-operator/
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and implemented a green new deal right under the GOP's noses. Some people say Antifa was part of it. 
The politicians didn't want to spend money to winterize because they thought freezing weather happens so rarely in Texas. There, I saved you millions in investigation costs.
For the climate change (glo-BULL warming) is a hoax type of GOPers, freezing temps will happen more often because of a weakened jetstream can't keep cold arctic air up in the arctic where it belongs. It's worth investing in winterizing measures because we're going to have more polar vortex type events.
