by OCSC | Apr 22, 2021 | News Roundup
Texas Tribune: Texas House targets power grid flaw that cut electricity to natural gas facilities and worsened February blackouts April 19 — The Texas House on Monday gave initial approval to a series of bills aimed at preventing another massive power failure,...
by OCSC | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog, News Roundup
San Antonio Express News: Faith groups urge Texas lawmakers to shield consumers from winter storm fallout April 12 — The Network of Texas Industrial Areas Foundation Organizations, a coalition of interfaith service groups, joined The Metropolitan Organization of...
by OCSC | Apr 10, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
New ERCOT data brings additional clarity to causes of February electric outages. ________________________________________________ Fuel problems caused more than 10 percent of the electric generation failures during the worst hours of last February’s power outages,...
by OCSC | Apr 6, 2021 | News Roundup
KTRK: TX Senate passes bill to overhaul state’s electricity market after winter storm March 31 — The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including...
by OCSC | Mar 27, 2021 | Blog, ERCOT
Berkshire Hathaway pitches a plan for regulated generation inside ERCOT. ________________________________________________ Berkshire Hathaway Energy – billionaire investor Warren Buffett’s company — has pitched Texas lawmakers on a plan to build 10 new natural...