Great article from @James_Barragan with @DallasNewsGuild. A few takeaways as hearings start:
@cohan_ds called this an "energy system failure" not merely electric system. Important bc methane gas regulators must be part of the solution. #txlege #txenergy
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@cohan_ds called this an "energy system failure" not merely electric system. Important bc methane gas regulators must be part of the solution. #txlege #txenergy
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2/ Alison Silverstein, former PUCT and FERC staffer and true expert on these issues (Commitees: call her!) said “This industry has been treating weather events as if they’re high-impact, low-frequency. In my view, extreme weather events are [now] high-impact, medium-frequency.”
3/ On #climatechange, I said: “We’ve got to embrace the science and get smarter about how we deal with climate change. It’s hard for people. It’s hard for me to say it, but it is going to get worse and people need to understand this.”
4/ To Cohan's point about energy systems, I also said we've got to have better coordination of grid, gas, water, environmental, and transporation officials. “There’s all of these things and very, very little coordination. This was not just a failure of equipment but governance,“
5/ “Oklahoma has an energy secretary. Who’s the top official in Texas who wakes up every day and goes to sleep at night thinking about energy issues?” Many Governors have an office focused on energy. We're the energy state but we don't.
6/ The hearings which are just starting as I type, should include independent researchers and experts: “It’s really important to have people there who don’t have a dog in the hunt, that can offer independent expert advice to policymakers.” end.
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