A lack of imagination caused the ERCOT grid failure. No one imagined a weeklong extreme cold spell, despite Hollywood blockbusters imagining extreme weather events and much, much worse. Neither the regulators nor the risk managers across the bulk power system thought much about the 200-page report issued in 2011 that highlighted Texas’ vulnerability to a cold-weather event. Two regulators outside of Texas, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC), did imagine the possibility of an extreme cold spell.
Until the 2021 winter storm, Texans didn’t think much about the behind the light switch system called the bulk power system. Sure, the small collective of people, like me, who enjoy a plethora of acronyms and follow the day-to-day of the Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) and ERCOT have thought a lot about the necessary reforms to our electric market, but not the average Texan. Texas is the second most po
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The city of Marble Falls will implement out-of-city water rates, raising customer costs by 50 percent for those living outside of the city limits. Hamilton Creek Ranchettes residents have filed a protest with the Public Utilities Commission. File photo
The city of Marble Falls has responded to a petition opposing a 50-percent water rate increase for customers living outside of the city limits. Residents of Hamilton Creek Ranchettes filed the petition Feb. 4 with the Texas Public Utility Commission, calling the rates unfair and asking the utility to suspend implementation until it can make an official ruling. Increased rates, which were approved by the city in November 2020, are due to go into effect this month.
The board overseeing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the independent nonprofit entity that operates and manages the electricity grid that covers much of Texas, fired ERCOT CEO Bill Magness.