We can’t let the furor over power outages die down without making real change Brett Perlman: ERCOT needs better visibility and oversight of power generation. By Brett Perlman . As we begin to conduct the postmortem from the major catastrophe of the state’s deep freeze, it is critical to remember we don’t yet know the cause. As a commissioner on the Public Utility Commission who served during the creation of the ERCOT market, I believe that only after we do a more sober review of the facts can we create a plan to make the necessary changes to address problems.