The article highlights a group suing many of the power gatekeepers.
If there’s anyway to put politics aside on this, do they have a case?
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4896585-texas-gas-manipulation-lawsuit-uri/
1 Like
No clue, if the legislative action keeps this out of court it would be a shame.
That’s a complicated story to digest. Lots in there.
Certainly casts doubt on the narrative that
gas pipes freezing was the cause of the outage of the gas feed electric generating plants. This was the most surprising thing to me, if it’s true :
In his adopted hometown of Houston, power was out for one to two weeks, “depending on the area, and it didn’t make any sense,” he said. He pointed out that unlike in hurricanes like Rita, Ike or Beryl, “no trees had fallen on the power lines,” and argued that the idea of frozen gas pipes didn’t hold water.
A 2-inch feeder pipeline, he argued, might freeze. But a 12-, or 24-, or a 42- inch gaspipe, he argued, “is like the ocean. There’s too much water. The big gas lines do not freeze, and it’s not possible for [underground] storage to freeze. It’s too big.”
If we had an AG worth his weight in salt, he would have criminally prosecuted the gas companies that grossly overcharged during a declared emergency, a crime in Texas. Over charging was similar to a convenience store charging you $150 for a 20oz bottle of water after a hurricane.
Fines can range from $250 to 10,000 per transaction, restrictions include business to business sales and include “fuel” which natural gas applies. There were thousands of transactions.
Too bad he’s owned by them.
3 Likes