Highlights Weatherizing gas, power sites required Load-shedding rules to be publicized PUC, ERCOT board face revamp In a flurry of last-minute activity, Texas lawmakers approved eight power-sector-related bills in time for the May 31 regular session deadline, affecting scarcity pricing during emergencies, weatherization of gas and power facilities, and bodies overseeing the state’s power grid. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now The work was designed to address issues arising during and after the deadly mid-February winter storm that left about 4 million Texas power customers in the dark. Twenty-three other bills were left dead in committee, but 16 of those had their issues addressed in one of the bills that have been signed into law or await Governor Greg Abbott’s signature. Most of the power grid’s systemic and market changes were included in Senate Bill 3, “relating to preparing for, preventing, and responding […]