ERCOT joins group of U.S. utilities warning about blackouts this winter – By Michael Murney (Chron) / Dec 12, 2023
Pablo Vegas, CEO of Texas’ energy grid, joined a growing chorus of concern ahead of winter.
The leader of the Texas energy grid has joined a group of U.S. energy and utilities leaders sounding the alarm about the increased risk of blackouts during the approaching winter months.
According to the Houston Chronicle’s James Osborne, Pablo Vegas, the Electric Relability Council of Texas’ CEO, said at an event hosted by the trade group U.S. Energy Association that investors aren’t putting enough capital into developing natural gas pipelines, transmission lines and other power grid infrastructure.
“The reality is risk is increasing. We’re all seeing it,” Vegas said, per the Chronicle’s Osborne.”If we do smart things with investments in resources, we can bring that risk down. But we need to make smart decisions,” he continued.
The warning comes just ahead of the three-year anniversary of Winter Storm Uri, which left hundreds of Texans dead and killed power for millions more in February 2021.
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