Houston — As Electric Reliability Council of Texas real-time prices averaged less than $20/MWh Feb. 22, state officials have forestalled disconnections for nonpayment and started investigating last week’s winter storm-induced energy emergency, and thousands of retail electric customers will likely…
Month: February 2021
Dept. of Energy Blocked Texas from Increasing Power Ahead of Enduring Storm
A week before, Texas begged for help and asked for DOE to lift federal regulations barring state’s energy output. An Emergency Order from the Biden administration’s Department of Energy shows Texas energy grid operator ERCOT was instructed to stay within…