Gov. Greg Abbott tells electricity regulators to encourage building more power plants, penalize renewable energy

by Mitchell Ferman

The governor did not include many specifics about how regulators should carry out his requests to improve the state’s main power grid.

Two days before state lawmakers return to Austin for a special legislative session, Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday gave state electricity regulators marching orders to “improve electric reliability.”

In a letter to the Public Utility Commission, Abbott directed the three-person board of directors, who he appoints, to take action that would require renewable energy companies to pay for power when wind and solar aren’t able to provide it to the …

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