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The Railroad Commission of Texas has approved a new rule to designate natural gas suppliers as "critical infrastructure." The rule does not create weatherization standards, however, and will not protect the grid this coming winter.

The Railroad Commission of Texas has approved a new rule to designate natural gas suppliers as "critical infrastructure." The rule does not create weatherization standards, however, and will not protect the grid this coming winter.

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Follow Us We are first in your inbox with the most important news in the industry―keeping you smarter and one-step ahead in this ever-changing and competitive market.Start your free subscription Texas Governor Enacts Grid Reliability Measures, Including Power Plant Weatherization, ERCOT Reforms Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law sweeping bills approved by Texas legislators that will require power generators in the state to weatherize against extreme events and revamp organization...

The bill requiring power providers to weatherize was finished on last day of session. Heres what it will do. The Texas House and Senate worked until the last day of the legislature to get weatherization requirements passed. But just what are those requirements? Author: Andrew Moore Updated: 8:54 PM CDT May 31, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas — The final version of Senate Bill 3, which will be sent to the governor, was just posted Monday afternoon on the last day of the legi...

Averting crisis: Path to weatherize Texas power plants and some gas wells set under compromise bill The Legislature’s biggest answer yet to weaknesses exposed by winter storm selectively weatherizes gas infrastructure, creates outage alerts and tightens coordination. A compromise bill unveiled by Texas House leaders on Tuesday would respond to Februarys electricity crisis by, among other things, weatherizing power plants – and, selectively, natural gas infrastructure. The bill also would cr...

Houston — Texas lawmakers had on May 7 more than 30 bills pending, designed to address the deadly mid-February winter storm that left about 4 million customers without electricity for various periods across four days, and state regulators are awaiting lawmakers decisions before advancing eight storm-related projects. Not registered? Most of the bills pending in the Texas Legislature can be placed in eight categories: Six bills provide some form of securitization -- i.e., bond issuanc...

A mobile home park is covered with snow as a massive winter storm engulfed Texas, causing widespread power and water outages across the state in February. The Texas Legislature is considering several bills aimed at preventing power outages in the future. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. The Texas House on Monday gave initial approval to a series of bil...

President Trump’s failure to release a detailed plan showing the specific borders of a Palestinian Arab State incorporating Gaza and about 70% of Judea and Samaria (West Bank) - before he leaves office at midday on January 20, 2021—will sink the only two-state solution that has any possibility of being implemented in direct negotiations between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO). President-elect Biden seems set to support the failed two-state solution propagated by th...