Texas Lawmakers Spent Two Days Talking About The Blackouts. Here Are The Highlights.
An electric meter in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Austin during the winter storm. State lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott have said making sure Texas never suffers a blackout like the one we just went through is a top priority this legislative session. What can they do to keep that promise? Hearings this week in the Texas House and Senate helped answer that question. Here are eight things that became clear during the hearings: It Goes Beyond ERCOT Texas' grid operator, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, received most of the blame in the immediate aftermath of the blackouts. The group ...
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