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Texas could build out excess capacity for Ercot's power grid

By Hicbd
Tue Jun 22 2021 10:26 am

"Power companies are presently underinvesting in the infrastructure needed to keep the power on. This is where the government can play a role to ensure that energy producers make the changes needed to make the energy system more resilient. Senate Bill 3, recently passed by the Texas legislature, was a step in that direction. It required power plants to winterize; but it did not require similar improvements by the gas system and did not directly address summer reliability (and energy efficiency)."

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https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/559411-here-we-go-again-texas-climate-change-and-the-power-grid
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/what-is-wrong-with-the-texas-grid/

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Energy / Fuel / Electricity Texas

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