Electric Reliability Council of Texas News

Feds to Texas: Tougher Rules Needed to Protect Power Plants

Federal officials made more than two dozen recommendations aimed at further safeguarding power plants and natural gas supplies to prevent a repeat of the February blackouts that caused more than 200 deaths in Texas. Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory …

Texas House Panel Advances Bill Requiring Power Plants to Prep for Extreme Weather

Several bills responding to Texas’ February power outages including one mandating that power plants prepare facilities for extreme weather and another reforming the Electric Reliability Council of Texas board — were advanced by the Texas House State Affairs Committee on …

Deadly Power Outages Lead to Board Resignations at Texas Grid Operator

Top board leaders of Texas’ embattled power grid operator have resigned following outrage over more than 4 million customers losing electricity during the mid-February deadly winter storm, including many whose frigid homes lacked heat for days in subfreezing temperatures. The …