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I think this is _the_ key point. ERCOT not being accountable to anyone except the legislature means that things like this will keep happening.
by zrail 3y ago
I think this is _the_ key point. ERCOT not being accountable to anyone except the legislature means that things like this will keep happening.
- Eddy_Viscosity2 3y agoLegal immunity is pretty sweet. I'm surprised Amazon hasn't demanded this of states along with the other tax breaks and free stuff they expect to get when opening a new headquarters or major dist center. Is there like just a form you fill out to get this?
- breckenedge 3y agoPower generation and transmission used to be a collection of state-controlled monopolies in Texas. That ended in the 90s, but obviously there was no way to break up the distribution network. https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-year-the-texas-legislature-changed-the-energy-game-forever/ https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-year-the-texa...
- breckenedge 3y agoMany heads at ERCOT were fired or resigned after the last outage. And NERC is basically the same structure as ERCOT.