This op-ed is part of a series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section to explore ideas and policies for strengthening electric reliability..
Opinion
Getting off the grid: More Americans are losing trust in Big Energy and want to go it alone
People feel they have no control over their energy supply.
Dan Bryant and his wife Anna huddle by the fire with sons Benny, 3, and Sam, 12 weeks, along with their dog Joey, also wearing two doggie sweaters, with power out and temperatures dropping inside their home after a winter storm brought snow and freezing temperatures to North Texas on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021, in Garland. The Bryant’s, who lost power Monday morning, were wearing outdoor winter clothes, down to snow boots, hat, and ski pants, and even their dog Joey had two doggie sweaters. More than 2 million Texans were without power after the winter storm prompted outages. (Smiley N. Pool/The Dallas Morning News)(Smiley N. Pool / Staff Photographer)
The U.S. must regulate cybersecurity for pipelines and other critical infrastructure
The White House should include cybersecurity regulations in its infrastructure plans.
A customer drives from a Chevron station after it ran out of gasoline, May 12, 2021, in Miami. State and federal officials are scrambling to find alternate routes to deliver gasoline in the Southeast U.S. after a hack of the nation s largest fuel pipeline led to panic-buying that contributed to more than 1,000 gas stations running out of fuel. The pipeline runs from the Gulf Coast to the New York metropolitan region. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)(Marta Lavandier)
By Anthony J. Hendricks and Jordan E.M. Sessler
Texas must fix the natural-gas-power-generation supply loop to prevent another blackout
Natural gas producers need electricity to supply fuel to power generators, so they can make that electricity.
A shortage of crude oil and natural gas pipeline capacity is squeezing Permian Basin drillers. Kinder Morgan s $1.75 billion Gulf Coast Express natural gas pipeline seen here in June 2018 in Midland County is under construction and will link the Permian Basin with the Texas Gulf Coast.(Kinder Morgan / )
By Todd Staples
1:30 AM on May 16, 2021 CDT
This op-ed is part of a series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section to explore ideas and policies for strengthening electric reliability. Find the full series here:
This op-ed is part of a series published by The Dallas Morning News Opinion section to explore ideas and policies for strengthening electric reliability..