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The regulators proposed recommendations but said some of the biggest problems that led to February’s grid collapse, including lack of interconnection and...
Two-thirds of power plants that failed in June also failed during February freeze. Author: Tina Macias (KHOU), Jeremy Rogalski Published: 6:19 PM CDT July 8, 2021 Updated: 6:19 PM CDT July 8, 2021 Most of the power plants that failed to produce electricity in mid-June also failed during the February freeze, according to a KHOU 11 analysis of outage data from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas. According to newly released ERCOT records, there were 224 unplanned outages at 97 power plants during the week of June 14-18. The loss of power for...
"We had a significant amount of outages at the beginning of June that led to a week long conservation period. It is a situation we cannot be in all summer long."
Disconnect moratorium lifted on Texas electricity providers Stock and last updated 2021-06-11 13:50:53-04 WACO, TX â The Public Utility Commission lifted the ban, Friday morning, that restricted electricity providers from shutting off power for households and businesses that were late on payments. The disconnect moratorium was in effect due to the state of emergency and financial impact of February's Winter Storm Uri. The meeting with PUC Chairman Peter Lake and commissioner Will McAdams opened up for general public comment; speakers were limited to three minutes each. Steve Crawford,...
The shutoff moratorium was in place for the better part of 2020 due to the crushing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and three now-resigned PUC commissioners reinstated it in response to the further financial hardships caused by the February winter storm. The moratorium will be lifted on June 18, two days before a forecasted hotter-than-normal summer arrives, and shutoffs can resume in the final week of the month.