The Texas Supreme Court ruled that Texas’ power grid operator is a government entity, meaning it is immune to lawsuits over power grid issues and high energy costs during the deadly Winter Storm Uri.
The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid.
The state Supreme Court decision ends years of debate over whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas is a government body, which determines whether
The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid.