Um the order says this...
FPA section 202(c)(2) requires the Secretary of Energy to ensure that any 202(c) order that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any environmental law be limited to the, “hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, People freezing to death constitutes an emergency, so ERCOT had the authority to operate whatever was necessary, even if did violate environmental law. Basically, ERCOT got an exception, the order just says don't be frivolous. Which turned out to be a moot point, since it couldn't keep up anyway. In the order, Huizenga said, “Given the emergency nature...I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest.” https://www.khou.com/mobile/article/news/verify/verify-energy-department-texas-emergency-exceed-pollution-limits/507-50b56a9c-f84f-4db3-9c29-3c97435196fe
Um the order says this...
FPA section 202(c)(2) requires the Secretary of Energy to ensure that any 202(c) order that may result in a conflict with a requirement of any environmental law be limited to the, *“hours necessary to meet the emergency and serve the public interest, and, to the maximum extent practicable, *
People freezing to death constitutes an emergency, so ERCOT had the authority to operate whatever was necessary, even if did violate environmental law. Basically, ERCOT got an exception, the order just says don't be frivolous. Which turned out to be a moot point, since it couldn't keep up anyway.
In the order, Huizenga said, “Given the emergency nature...I have determined that additional dispatch of the Specified Resources is necessary to best meet the emergency and serve the public interest.”