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Texas House takes modest steps to avoid another winter blackout with weatherization and communication Texas House takes modest steps to avoid another winter blackout with weatherization and communication The bills advanced Sunday would revamp management of the state’s main electric grid and tackle weatherization and emergency communication. The Texas House on Sunday advanced two bills that would take modest steps to prevent a repeat of the state s winter blackouts, by revamping the management of the electric grid and tackling weatherization and emergency communication. Feb. 15 file photo shows snow-covered Arboretum Village near White Rock Lake in Dallas.(Lola Gomez / Staff Photographer) ....
“As our state takes appropriately aggressive measures to stem the tide of a disease with outsize potential to spread and harm our citizens, we must include provisions to assist families at increased risk of losing power, water and sewer service,” DeAnn Walker, the utility commission chairwoman at the time, said. But no state money was dedicated to promoting the program to the general public; utility customers not on a special low-income list were responsible for requesting the relief. And behind the scenes, lobbyists for utilities and trade associations were meeting with state officials in an attempt to hollow out the program. ....
April 4, 2021 In which @SenJohnKennedy says the Texas power grid failures that left millions without power or clean water were basically the cost of doing business, which means @DanaPerino has to save him by pivoting to an immigration question. pic.twitter.com/a37RZILZ1x Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg) April 1, 2021 How about a grid that doesn’t treat living beings as collateral damage? WASHINGTON President Joe Biden’s $2 trillion infrastructure plan could help rebuild Texas highways and ports and push broadband into rural parts of the state, where up to 31 percent of residents do not have access to high-speed internet. It could help Texas weatherize the grid in a way that wouldn’t stick consumers with the bill as well as guard the Gulf Coast against hurricanes and address racial disparities that have made Latino and Black communities particularly vulnerable to natural disasters. ....
Experts fear reversing electricity prices from winter storm could make things worse theparisnews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theparisnews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Why the the now-booted PUC members faced no hurdle to Senate confirmation heralddemocrat.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from heralddemocrat.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.