Abbott aide was at ERCOT storm meeting
Abbott aide was at ERCOT storm meeting Jay Root, Houston Chronicle FacebookTwitterEmail Workers in in the control room of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, which operates most of the state's power grid, must keep a balance between electric generation and demand to prevent transmission lines from overloading.Staff file photo Texas Gov. Greg Abbott dispatched a top aide to the ERCOT operations center on the night the grid operator made the controversial decision to leave electricity prices at maximum levels — a move blamed for creating a multibillion-dollar mess. Abbott has squarely...