Another CEO bites the dust! Texas power grid CEO fired!!
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Exactly. The lack of preparation in ERCOT was the key driver here, in terms of both infrastructure winterization as well as the acquisition of enough NatGas capacity. Renewables by themselves weren't the driver, but they were a factor, and there's still a huge over-reliance on them. ERCOT leadership clearly allowed short-term financial strategy to outweigh long-term risk mitigation.
Also note that ERCOT's lack of connectivity to the rest of the US grid was a factor as well. Neighboring ISO's MISO and SPP also had issues, but recovered much more quickly and could have helped share some of ERCOT's load. It's a long-standing political decision by Texas that finally came back to bite them.
PS. I'm an exec at an energy services company.
Saying you're an exec literally means nothing lmao ERCOT was denied more energy output. Also ERCOT can tell private energy companies something and that said private energy company DOESN'T have to follow anything they said. Ercot has no authority to tell companies to winterize their equipment which they sent out multiple warnings days before.
The people working at Ercot have no authority when it comes to the energy policies passed down through the government. Educate yourself more on the finer details before you play the blame game.
If you want to sell your energy on the ERCOT market, then yes, you DO have to listen to ERCOT.
I'm assuming you are one of those people trying to blame the Biden admin for limiting ERCOT's output based on environmental concerns. I have no love for China Joe, but the EO the admin published did NOT constrain ERCOT in relation to this emergency. In fact it did quite the opposite.
Stop shilling for the bad decisions made by those that manage the grid.
They do on certain things yes, but not when it comes to their personal equipment. ERCOT can tell companies all day to winterize their equipment but they don't have to listen and that is a FACT, please prove me wrong. ERCOT doesn't produce the energy in Texas, seems that's what you're thinking lmao.
Of course ERCOT doesn't produce the energy. I'm not an idiot. But they can set regulatory requirements. If you don't meet the requirements you don't get to offer your generation into the market.
Note that I'm not absolving the PUC or Abbott here. Or for that matter, Texas Governors for the past 30 years. Lots of blame to go around.