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The City of San Marcos provided three San Marcos C.I.S.D. school buses as warming centers for residents needing shelter from the cold in February. Lawmakers are trying to prevent another power grid failure like the one that occurred during last month s deadly winter storm.Â
Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Texas lawmakers want to prevent another power crisis, but the legislation doesn t go far enough to do that, critics say
By Erin Douglas and Mitchell Ferman Apr 1, 2021
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The City of San Marcos provided three San Marcos C.I.S.D. school buses as warming centers for residents needing shelter from the cold in February. Lawmakers are trying to prevent another power grid failure like the one that occurred during last month s deadly winter storm.Â
Texas power outages prompt legislation that experts say is too weak
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Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 12:59 PM click to enlarge Courtesy of ERCOT
It’s a safe bet Bill Magness, CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, may not have that job much longer.
In the wake of last week’s devastating statewide power outages, a bipartisan chorus of state lawmakers led by Gov. Greg Abbott is calling for his firing or resignation as head of the nonprofit that oversees the state electrical grid. Many, including the Republican governor, are calling for the ouster of ERCOT’s entire board for good measure.
But slathering blame for last week’s catastrophic outages solely on ERCOT is both misdirected and coming a decade too late, say critics familiar with the state’s power generating systems.
Texans Can Expect Bigger Utility Bills From The Winter Storm
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