Texas Utility Regulators to Address Electric Grid Reliability as Summer Heat Approaches nbcdfw.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nbcdfw.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
ERCOT, Caught in Political Crossfire, Releases Reliability 'Roadmap' powermag.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from powermag.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lake testified in a Senate hearing in Austin Tuesday as the legislature continues to demand answers for the near-collapse of the Texas grid in February and now concerns about power supplies in the hot summer heat.
“We have to make the grid more reliable and y all sent us very clear legislation on that,” Lake told legislators.
ERCOT’s new road map includes plans to purchase more reserve power on days when the weather is uncertain and more unannounced testing of power plants to make sure they are ready to run.
But some power experts point out the plan is just a beginning point and some problems may go deeper than the fixes proposed.
As Texas raises death toll from February freeze, a study suggests lawmakers didn't fix root cause sacurrent.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sacurrent.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
University of Texas report details February power grid failures statesman.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from statesman.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.