Following is a roundup of the latest events in the aftermath of the winter storm that caused millions of Texans to lose power for days.
ERCOT fires CEO
- https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/03/03/congress-launches-probe-into-texas-power-outages/
- https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/02/ercot-texas-bill-magness/
- http://www.energychoicematters.com/stories/20210303w.html
U.S. House begins hearings on Texas power grid
- https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/03/ERCOT-congress-investigate/
Texas governor promotes man to chair the state utility commission
- https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/03/arthur-dandrea-public-utility-commission/
Families file suit against Oncor over storm deaths
- dallasnews.com/2021/03/03/families-sue-oncor-after-deaths-of-man-from-hypothermia-woman-who-couldnt-use-oxygen-machine-during-winter-storm/
- https://www.kltv.com/2021/03/03/son-central-texas-man-who-died-after-losing-power-during-freeze-files-lawsuit/
Oncor apologizes to Dallas leaders for outages
- https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2021/03/04/oncor-apologizes-to-dallas-city-leaders-for-winter-storm-outages-vows-better-communication-with-public/
Experts say storm showed need for energy efficiency investment
- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/san-antonio/news/2021/03/03/texas-power-disaster-prompts-calls-to-invest-in-energy-efficiency
ERCOT sends EnTrust customers to Provider of Last Resort
Energy Monger asks that customers be sent to POLR
- http://www.energychoicematters.com/stories/20210303zy.html
Two providers dispute ERCOT statements
Kansas residents also face high energy bills from February storm
How customers can respond to changes to provider of last resort
- https://www.chooseenergy.com/blog/energy-101/my-provider-isnt-operating-in-texas-anymore-what-do-i-do/