House State Affairs
Relating to generator weatherization and market design.
House State Affairs
Relating to intrastate gas pipeline transparency.
NERC Weatherization Comments
Legislative Update: Volume 12
North Texas Plant Tours
May 18-19, 2022 PUC Chairman Peter Lake and Commissioner Will McAdams along with Sens. Birdwell, Johnson & West, and Reps. Slawson, Sherman, Collier & Turner traveled to North Texas to see first hand the weatherization on different types of plants as well as...Texas’ grid operator told a power plant to delay repairs ahead of a May heat wave. It was among six that crashed.
Climate change and other factors are shortening the window when aging Texas power plants can make repairs to run at full strength in hot summer months.
Legislative Update: Volume 11
TCPA’s Michele Richmond Interviewed on CBS Austin
Power generators, providers are making summer preps, but are hamstrung by ERCOT’s caution. As power generators and providers complete the last of their preparations before the summer’s high demand arrives, one trade organization said ERCOT’s caution stemming from the deadly 2021 winter storm.
ERCOT, MISO Warn of Potential Power Supply Shortfalls
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) over the past week separately expressed concerns about power supply uncertainties in the face of upcoming warmer-than-normal temperatures.