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Flanked by several of his Texas Democratic colleagues in Congress, Rep. Greg Casar introduced a bill Wednesday to connect the Texas power grid with the rest of the country.
The Connect the Grid Act would require the Electric Reliability Council of Texas to connect to neighboring grids.
About $25 million will go toward expanding the Barbara Jordan Terminal, and just over $14 million will cover designing the proposed 20-gate concourse.
The Connect the Grid Act would require ERCOT to connect the Texas power grid to the nation's major electric grids.
The former Austin City Council member's Connect the Grid Act would mandate that ERCOT create new interconnections with neighboring power grids.