Texas Governor Calls For Investigation Into Group That Manages State Power Grid
Dire warnings of price hikes are coming from electricity retailers who normally offer customers low prices based on daily wholesale rates. They are telling customers to conserve or switch providers.
With Texans facing their second day of rotating intentional outages, Gov. Greg Abbott declared reform of the group that manages the state's power grid to be an emergency item for the legislature to take on during its current session. An investigation is needed to prevent more such outages, Abbott said.
"The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) has been anything but reliable over the past 48 hours," Abbott said. "Far too many Texans are without power and heat for their homes as our state faces freezing temperatures and severe winter weather. This is unacceptable."
The governor
