Suring up our electric grid…with Federal money…
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Sounds like we’re gearing up for all those efficient clean EVs. And for all the people who’ve been moving into Texas using a/c.
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uh oh… beginning signs of Texas slowly turning bluuuueee… (or purple) @rtcoog
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I don’t know if you’ve heard, but only satanists drive EVs.
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Wow, that’s big news. Kinda surprised Texas guv or Lt Dan didn’t put out a statement on this.
Is this being accomplished by Build Back Better bill or another big biden bill ?
What’s next, Medicare expansion ?
Since Texas has been correcting its cold weather problems we will be providers more than recipients. I hope the Texas consumers don’t end up paying more for the other states users. Texas leads the nation in all forms of energy generation, except hydro. Texas really didn’t need to do this.
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What does this mean exactly other than we’re getting some ac to dc wiring and maybe higher electrical statements?
It means greater resilience and reliability. In addition to wires, we are getting access to more generation capacity whenever we have natural disasters or plants going offline due to several possibilities (weather, sabotage, maintenance failures, etc) It also means Texas providers , both generation and transmission companys, will have to comply with Federal regulations that have higher standards.
The storm contributed to at least 210 deaths, and sources cited by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas estimated the state’s storm-related financial losses would range from $80 billion to $130 billion .
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Well, looks like the state leadership finally saw the light.
Texas had 210 weather-related power outages — more than any other state — from 2000 to 2023, according to an analysis by the nonprofit Climate Central that used power outage data from the U.S. Department of Energy.
After the disaster, legislators decided Texas needed more power sources that could come on as needed. They required power generation facilities to make their equipment more resilient in winter weather. And they introduced financial mechanisms to try to get more on-demand power facilities built. Notably, state politicians allocated $5 billion to incentivize companies to build more gas-fueled power generators in the state.
Then came a bombshell this year when grid operators said power demand could nearly double in six years. After that, Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said they wanted to add $5 billion more to that pot of money to get more gas-fueled plants built.
Why Texas’ power outages keep happening | The Texas Tribune.