Author: Tanya Eiserer
The new rule is what federal regulators told the state to do 10 years ago. Texas waited until after millions lost power and hundreds lost their lives.
DALLAS — Power plant operators and transmission companies like Oncor will now be required to implement “winter weather emergency preparedness measures” designed to prevent a repeat of February’s power outages that left millions without electricity for days and cost billions in damage and hundreds of lives.
The four-member Public Utility Commission unanimously adopted the rule Thursday. Companies have until Dec. 1 to comply with the new rule and submit winter weather readiness reports.
“This rulemaking will be a big step to ensuring that the physical resiliency of our grid is …