Gov. Greg Abbott Tuesday signed Senate Bills 2 and 3 into law to reform the Electric Reliability Council of Texas and weatherize and improve the reliability of the state s power
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed two bills on Tuesday aimed at strengthening the state’s power grid after the deadly winter storm in February left millions without power.
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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 organizational oversight of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
Hours before the state’s regular 140-day legislative session dwindled to its end on May 30 and amid high-profile drama related to a GOP priority voting bill Texas House and Senate lawmakers approved a series of last-minute changes to Senate Bill (SB) 2, related to ERCOT oversight, and SB 3, the state’s reliability statute. The governor signed these measures, which he had deemed “emergency items” for the 87th session
The bill requiring power providers to weatherize was finished on last day of session. Here s 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 legislative session. The bill is the result of hundreds of hours of work by state senators and representatives. Now it will require state agencies to do more work.