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2 Key Bills In Response To Texas Winter Power Outages Advance
The bill requires commissions designate natural gas production facilities that supply electric generators as critical during an emergency.
May 20, 2021
Texas lawmakers are making progress on some key bills aimed at preventing February’s widespread and deadly power outages.
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On Wednesday, the Texas Senate passed a bill that requires the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate natural gas production facilities that supply electric generators as critical during an emergency.
Ideally, it would prevent the facilities from losing electricity, as some did during February’s power outages, and would restore power quickly if they did.
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