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Texas Governor Enacts Grid Reliability Measures, Including Power Plant Weatherization, ERCOT Reforms
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law sweeping bills approved by Texas legislators that will require power generators in the state to weatherize against extreme events and revamp organizational oversight of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
Hours before the state’s regular 140-day legislative session dwindled to its end on May 30 and amid high-profile drama related to a GOP priority voting bill Texas House and Senate lawmakers approved a series of last-minute changes to Senate Bill (SB) 2, related to ERCOT oversight, and SB 3, the state’s reliability statute. The governor signed these measures, which he had deemed “emergency items” for the 87th session
Former members of the Public Utilities Commission are lending their thoughts on how Texas can improve its power grid after the February winter storm in a newly released report.
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Restaurants, theaters see benefits as Bridge Phase starts
Peggy Kinnane s Irish Restaurant & Pub owners Michelle and Derek Hanley usher in Illinois Bridge Phase Friday with lunch at their own downtown Arlington Heights business with son Conor and grandson Jack. Eric Peterson | Staff Photographer
Larry Huber, owner of Salsa 17 in downtown Arlington Heights, attributed the size of his lunchtime crowd more to the good weather for outdoor dining than the start of Illinois Bridge Phase Friday, but said the small change in regulations adds to hope of returning to full capacity. Eric Peterson | Staff Photographer
Cortland s Garage was among the restaurants in downtown Arlington Heights to which lunchtime diners flocked Friday, but many believe the good weather and existing capacity for alfresco dining were greater influences than the marginal changes of Illinois s Bridge Phase of reopening.