Thread by @douglewinenergy

"'I think demand would exceed supply and some customers would be without electricity' if there's another bout of bad weather comparable to the storms in February, said Beth Garza" of @RSI

Abbott's guarantee is "foolhardy and dangerous"
#txlege #txenergy
statesman.com/story/business…

"We are only as strong as our weakest link,"said @TimMorstad of @AARPTX. “There has not been nearly enough urgency at the @txrrc...to make sure that gas-fired electric plants will have gas if we get extreme cold"
#txlege #energytwitter 2/6

"'If we get the same weather, we will have outages' attributable to an overmatched power grid, said Doug Lewin... 'They may not be as (widespread), and they may not be as long-lasting — but we will have outages.'"

2 biggest reasons: lack of regs for gas supply winterization &...

...lack of weatherization of homes & buildings to reduce demand. See the great study from @joshdr83 & @bcshaffer: "Our results highlight that Texas’s
increased susceptibility to cold weather extremes is not limited to the supply side, but the demand side as well."
#txlege 4/6

They quantify 10GW of increased demand over a normal winter peak.

There has been zero progress on this front at the @PUCTX or @txrrc (gas efficiency & demand response programs could help, too!)

We need to reduce demand to prevent future outages.
5/6

https://twitter.com/joshdr83/status/1469413999603326977?s=20

Great article from @bob_sechler. He gave me the last word: "I don't want to fearmonger, but we all lived through this in Feb. I'm taking actions bc I don't think we're ready." Have water, food, battery backup, firewood, a small generator... Be prepared. #WinterIsComing #txlege