Widespread power outages and skyrocketing customer bills due to a frigid February freeze in Texas are raising questions about the way the state regulates power providers.
We brought in a panel of experts to weigh in on questions about regulation, reliability, and what went wrong in Texas. Our panel:
We’ll address the following questions in this roundtable discussion:
Links Referenced
“The real problem in Texas: Deregulation,” Opinion Columnby Paul Griffin, Utility Dive,
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/the-real-problem-in-texas-deregulation/595564/
“Texas Energy Co-Op Files For Bankruptcy After Storm, High Bill,” NPR,
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/01/972408584/texas-energy-co-op-files-for-bankruptcy-after-storm-high-bill
Other Readings
“Texas Electric Bills Were $28 Billion Higher Under Deregulation,” Wall Street Journal,
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-electric-bills-were-28-billion-higher-under-deregulation-11614162780?mod=hp_lead_pos7
“Texas Overcharged $16 Billion for Power During Freeze, Monitor Says” Wall Street Journal,
https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-overcharged-16-billion-for-power-during-freeze-monitor-says-11614894714
“The $16 Billion in Texas Power Overcharges? Monitor Says Only $3.2 Billion Can Be Undone,” Wall Street Journal,
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-16-billion-in-texas-power-overcharges-market-monitor-now-pins-figure-at-3-billion-11615479832?page=1
“Texas PUC doubles down on refusal to reprice $16B market 'error' under pressure from leg, governor,” Utility Dive,
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-puc-doubles-down-on-refusal-to-reprice-16b-market-error-under-pres/596595/
Other Podcast Episodes
The Energy Gang Podcast: “The Texas Grid Failure,”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-energy-gang/id663379413?i=1000510505053
Columbia Energy Exchange: “Making Sense of the Texas Energy Crisis,”
https://columbiaenergyexchange.libsyn.com/making-sense-of-the-texas-energy-crisis
