Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Seems to me that these are the right people resigning...I suggest the Gov.--next!~

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday's board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now.
It's been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days.
At least 29 Texans were killed during the storm. That's more than half of the 56 weather-related deaths nationally.

While most Texas now have power, some of their electric providers will no longer be available.
And more than 7 million people have water disruptions, including warnings to boil water before using it or having no running water at all.
The frigid weather caused power use to skyrocket and forced several retail electric providers to leave the market, said Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utilities Commission.
It's not clear how many customers will need to move to new power companies. But across Texas, skyrocketing energy costs have led to astronomical electric bills.

 

[Moonglow]

They dropped the ball this time..I bet the political leaders get reelected..

 

[AFrench2]

Good. All 5 of the resignations are coming from folks not living in our state. They are being sued as well by the family who lost an 11 year old boy to the cold.

Let me repeat that: There are members of the board of Texas' electrical grid who are not even living in our state.

 

[Ben Thomson]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

 

[Ben Thomson]

Texas is becoming a tort lawyers paradise..after several lawsuits related to the power grid going down and causing some deaths now people are lining up to sue trucking companies for the pile up caused by the polar vortex...Drivers file negligence lawsuit against companies involved in Fort Worth I-35 crash

 

[ABikerSailor]

Texas is the only state where there are few to zero regulations when it comes to power. Me? I blame the governor for allowing this bullshit to go on.

Whats even worse, is that those who did manage to keep their power on are now being charged anywhere from 6,000 to 17,000 dollars for the time of the cold snap. Sorry conservatives, but regulations are there to protect the common citizen.

 

[AFrench2]

I agree with every poster in here so far. All good points.

 

[struth]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

 

[struth]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

Sure, management is part of the problem, and the ability was limited due to outages and high demand...they requested from the Biden Admin a waiver on enviromental regs, but they said no, or at least not until they used all other sources such as buying from them....they did that, and that's why we are seeing massive bills to consumers

 

[evenflow1969]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

Sure, management is part of the problem, and the ability was limited due to outages and high demand...they requested from the Biden Admin a waiver on enviromental regs, but they said no, or at least not until they used all other sources such as buying from them....they did that, and that's why we are seeing massive bills to consumers

Bull shit . Bull shit Bull shit. They were given permission to up emissions just a few hours after request. Lying sacks of trash.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Seems to me that these are the right people resigning...I suggest the Gov.--next!~

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday's board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now.
It's been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days.
At least 29 Texans were killed during the storm. That's more than half of the 56 weather-related deaths nationally.

While most Texas now have power, some of their electric providers will no longer be available.
And more than 7 million people have water disruptions, including warnings to boil water before using it or having no running water at all.
The frigid weather caused power use to skyrocket and forced several retail electric providers to leave the market, said Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utilities Commission.
It's not clear how many customers will need to move to new power companies. But across Texas, skyrocketing energy costs have led to astronomical electric bills.

Biden shut the power off!

 

[EvilEyeFleegle]

Seems to me that these are the right people resigning...I suggest the Gov.--next!~

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday's board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now.
It's been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days.
At least 29 Texans were killed during the storm. That's more than half of the 56 weather-related deaths nationally.

While most Texas now have power, some of their electric providers will no longer be available.
And more than 7 million people have water disruptions, including warnings to boil water before using it or having no running water at all.
The frigid weather caused power use to skyrocket and forced several retail electric providers to leave the market, said Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utilities Commission.
It's not clear how many customers will need to move to new power companies. But across Texas, skyrocketing energy costs have led to astronomical electric bills.

Biden shut the power off!

Prove it? No link...just a lot of hot air...too bad you don't live in Texas..they could have used you to heat some homes..absent the noise pollution, of course.

 

[struth]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

Sure, management is part of the problem, and the ability was limited due to outages and high demand...they requested from the Biden Admin a waiver on enviromental regs, but they said no, or at least not until they used all other sources such as buying from them....they did that, and that's why we are seeing massive bills to consumers

Bull shit . Bull shit Bull shit. They were given permission to up emissions just a few hours after request. Lying sacks of trash.

Sure, after they used all other resources.....ie buy from the DOE first. Read the Order

 

[struth]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

They did buy and ship it, they had to because of physical inability

 

[evenflow1969]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

Sure, management is part of the problem, and the ability was limited due to outages and high demand...they requested from the Biden Admin a waiver on enviromental regs, but they said no, or at least not until they used all other sources such as buying from them....they did that, and that's why we are seeing massive bills to consumers

Bull shit . Bull shit Bull shit. They were given permission to up emissions just a few hours after request. Lying sacks of trash.

Sure, after they used all other resources.....ie buy from the DOE first. Read the Order

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www.ercot.com

Here is the order. Sorry but the DOE does not sell electric they regulate electric. Private entities produce and sell electric. The order states any supplier hooked up to the ERCOT system may be fired up and turned on.

 

[struth]

The whole board should resign for not using common sense and doing what neighboring El Paso Electric did after the 2011 cold snap that crippled those grids, weatherizing their grid to function in extremely cold weather.

Agreed..but without political support...any movement to regulate the industry or link with the US grid..was doomed--even if they had been so inclined.

It's link to the US Grid....it just manages itself, instead of being managed by NERC

So that's why they could not buy and ship power to their customers? Management? Not physical inability?

If so..that's even more egregious!

Sure, management is part of the problem, and the ability was limited due to outages and high demand...they requested from the Biden Admin a waiver on enviromental regs, but they said no, or at least not until they used all other sources such as buying from them....they did that, and that's why we are seeing massive bills to consumers

Bull shit . Bull shit Bull shit. They were given permission to up emissions just a few hours after request. Lying sacks of trash.

Sure, after they used all other resources.....ie buy from the DOE first. Read the Order

Market Notice Details

Market Notices search results

www.ercot.com

Here is the order. Sorry but the DOE does not sell electric they regulate electric. Private entities produce and sell electric. The order states any supplier hooked up to the ERCOT system may be fired up and turned on.

The DOE runs the NERC, which runs most all, including the Eastern Interconnection.

What you posted was not the Order, but an email summery...with some code that nobody really knows...here's the actual Order: http://www.ercot.com/content/wcm/lists/225167/ERCOT_202_c__DOE_2021-2-14a.pdf

Take note of "B" B. To minimize adverse environmental impacts, this Order limits operation of dispatched units to the times and within the parameters determined by ERCOT for reliability purposes. Consistent with good utility practice, ERCOT shall exhaust all reasonably and Department of Energy Order No. 202-21-1 Page 3 of 4 practically available resources, including available imports

 

[Ben Thomson]

Seems to me that these are the right people resigning...I suggest the Gov.--next!~

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday's board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now.
It's been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days.
At least 29 Texans were killed during the storm. That's more than half of the 56 weather-related deaths nationally.

While most Texas now have power, some of their electric providers will no longer be available.
And more than 7 million people have water disruptions, including warnings to boil water before using it or having no running water at all.
The frigid weather caused power use to skyrocket and forced several retail electric providers to leave the market, said Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utilities Commission.
It's not clear how many customers will need to move to new power companies. But across Texas, skyrocketing energy costs have led to astronomical electric bills.

Biden shut the power off!

No he didn't

 

[Dana7360]

Seems to me that these are the right people resigning...I suggest the Gov.--next!~

Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday's board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
For many Texans, basic necessities like clean running water and a stable electricity provider may seem like a pipe dream right now.
It's been a week since a frigid storm engulfed the state, knocking out power and water and leaving millions of Texans freezing in their homes for days.
At least 29 Texans were killed during the storm. That's more than half of the 56 weather-related deaths nationally.

While most Texas now have power, some of their electric providers will no longer be available.
And more than 7 million people have water disruptions, including warnings to boil water before using it or having no running water at all.
The frigid weather caused power use to skyrocket and forced several retail electric providers to leave the market, said Andrew Barlow, spokesperson for the Public Utilities Commission.
It's not clear how many customers will need to move to new power companies. But across Texas, skyrocketing energy costs have led to astronomical electric bills.

Even if they have power, most can't afford it.

The providers are sending out energy bills in the thousands.