Utility Dive: A century later, utilities still face billions in potential liabilities from obsolete manufactured gas plants

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/a-century-later-utilities-still-face-billions-in-potential-liabilities-fro/606351/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202021-10-11%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:37273%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive

Dallas Morning News: The New Chairman is From Outside ERCOT and That’s a Good Thing

https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/2021/10/15/the-new-ercot-chairman-is-from-outside-of-ercot-and-thats-a-good-thing/

CBS DFW — North-Texas Based Company Investing Millions To Improve Weatherization At Texas Power Plants

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/10/15/north-texas-based-company-investing-millions-to-improve-weatherization-texas-power-plants/

CBS DFW: Will The Texas Electric Grid Be Able To Handle State’s Bitcoin Mining Rush?

https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2021/10/11/texas-bitcoin-mining-rush-electric-grid/

NBC DFW: Power Plants Will Be Ready for Winter, Gas System May Not Be: Vistra CEO

https://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/power-plants-will-be-ready-for-winter-states-gas-system-may-not-be-vistra-ceo/2768475/

Utility Dive: These 7 efficiency policies could help Texas avoid $8B in new gas plants, ACEEE says

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/these-7-efficiency-policies-could-help-texas-avoid-8b-in-new-gas-plants-a/608178/

KHOU 11: News4 San Antonio: Loophole would allow energy providers to opt out of weatherization for $150

https://news4sanantonio.com/news/trouble-shooters/loophole-would-allow-energy-providers-to-opt-out-of-weatherization-for-150

Grist: Texas oil and gas regulators are awash in fossil fuel money, according to report

https://grist.org/accountability/texas-railroad-commission-conflict-of-interest-report/

Texas Tribune: When Texas legislators admit they don’t know what they’re doing

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-lawmakers/

RealClear Energy: Texas LNG to Save the Day as Europe Struggles With Its Gas Supply

https://www.iea.org/regions/europe

Austin American-Statesman (Commentary): Texas’ rare opportunity to fix the energy marketplace

https://www.statesman.com/story/opinion/columns/your-voice/2021/10/08/texas-rare-opportunity-shape-future-energy-market/6022253001/

KXAN: Texans sue ERCOT over ‘negligent management’ of power grid during winter storm

https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/texans-sue-ercot-over-negligent-management-of-power-grid-during-winter-storm/

NBC DFW: Issues That Led to Catastrophic Winter Power Outages Similar to 2011, Regulators Say

https://www.ferc.gov/february-2021-cold-weather-grid-operations-preliminary-findings-and-recommendations

Utility Dive: FERC Chair Glick wants mandatory winterization standards for power plants following Texas grid failure

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-chair-glick-wants-mandatory-winterization-standards-for-power-plants/607111/

CBS Austin: Feds blame ERCOT’s lack of outside power sources for massive February outages

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/feds-blame-ercots-lack-of-outside-power-resources-for-massive-february-outages

ABC 8 (DALLAS): Texas Railroad Commissioners have financial stakes in the oil and gas companies that they regulate, report says

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/investigates/texas-railroad-commissioners-have-financial-stakes-in-the-oil-and-gas-companies-that-they-regulate-report-says/287-a8ca6ee1-912b-45d0-94e2-2d77f4fe04ba

ABC TV 13 (Houston): Gov. Abbott announces 6 Texas Energy Reliability Council appointees to handle weather emergencies

https://abc13.com/new-ercot-appointees-houston-february-winter-storm-texas-2021/11057274/

CBS Austin: Texas lawmakers grill power grid officials over winter readiness

https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/texas-lawmakers-grill-power-grid-officials-over-winter-readiness

Texas Tribune: Texas senators blast regulator for power grid winterization loophole lawmakers wrote into law

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-power-grid-loophole/

KFDA: Xcel Energy plans to advance their energy grid to provide more efficient energy

https://www.newschannel10.com/2021/09/22/xcel-energy-plans-advance-their-energy-grid-provide-more-efficient-energy/