SB 715 amends Texas Utilities Code Section 39.1592(a) to apply reliability requirements to all electric generators in the ERCOT region, not just new ones, and advances the compliance deadline from January 2028 to January 2027. The bill creates a uniform standard that addresses the volatility costs of existing generation ($788M in 2023) and ensures faster reliability improvements as Texas faces growing electricity demand. All generators operational for at least one year must comply with PUC-established standards.
Fool Me Twice: Why the Texas Grid is Still Vulnerable to Winter Storms | Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem
Part 3: How Texas Can Solve Its Winter Reliability Problem Five years after Winter Storm Uri, the ERCOT grid is still not ready for the next major winter storm. The first two installments of this series showed that demand has grown more than 20% since 2021 while firm generation capacity has barely budged, and the...