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Texas Senate passes bills aimed at strengthening state’s power grid
Texas Senate passes payments aimed toward strengthening state’s energy grid
Two payments aimed toward strengthening the Texas energy grid has handed within the Texas Senate. State Senator Charles Schwertner, of Georgetown, authored the payments.
AUSTIN, Texas – Two payments aimed toward strengthening the Texas energy grid has handed within the Texas Senate.
State Senator Charles Schwertner, of Georgetown, authored the payments.
Senate Invoice 6 established the Texas Vitality Insurance coverage Program, and creates funding mechanisms for future development of electricity-generating amenities.
Senate Invoice 7 establishes pointers for annual reporting of prices and legislative must reliably run the ERCOT energy grid.
Sen. Schwertner mentioned SB 6 ensures metal within the floor, and zero-percent curiosity loans for dispatchable turbines. He additionally mentioned SB 7 brings “stability, and ensures equal contributions to reliability.”
Critics of those payments argue they threat additional air air pollution, larger electrical energy prices, and hinder the expansion of renewable vitality in Texas.