Texas Grid Operator to Be Investigated by Congressional Subcommittee
Texas costliest natural disaster will be the subject of a congressional investigation by a House Oversight subcommittee thanks to Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who is concerned about ERCOT s lack of preparation for extreme winter weather. March 7, 2021, 11am PST | Irvin Dawid Share
Winter storm 2021, as The Texas Tribune has dubbed it, which killed dozens around the state, is expected to be the costliest natural disaster in Texas history, even costlier than Hurricane Harvey, which inflicted $125 billion in damage, writes Bryan Mena, the D.C. reporting fellow for The Texas Tribune, on March 3. It is still too early to tally the total cost of the destruction.
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A U.S. House subcommittee that oversees environmental and energy policy said Wednesday it is looking into whether Texas' main power grid operator was underprepared for the winter storm that left millions of Texans without power and water last month.
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U.S. House Oversight Committee investigating operator of Texas power grid
Bryan Mena, The Texas Tribune
March 3, 2021
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Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. will lead an investigation by the House Oversight committee into ERCOT s handling of February s disastrous winter storm in Texas.Bill Clark / CQ-Roll Call Inc.
A U.S. House subcommittee is investigating the operator of Texas’ power grid for its role in leaving millions without electricity during the destructive winter storm that hammered the state two weeks ago.
U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, chairman of the Subcommittee on Environment for the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform wrote in a scathing letter addressed to Bill Magness, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ chief executive, that the grid’s failures were “costly” and disproportionately affected low-income and communities of color.