The Texas RRC who regulates the natural gas grid also failed us. They had decades to prepare for February. The industry told them after the ice storm of 2004 and again in 2011 to harden the gas grid. They FLAT out said no it will eat profits when the industry professionals sent the reports the state legislature demanded the last two times. The legi and the Gov are going to need to put in law and mandate the hardening of the grids ERCOT and the RRC are just yes men for the corporations nothing will change until mandated with fiscal penalty high enough to hurt the profits of the Enron level.corruption that ERCOT and the RRC represents. Abbott is toast Mr West is going to trounce him if Matthew doesn’t. Matthews loved by the younger generation and they vote in force in Texas now more are coming from Cali and the NE to the tech Mega of Austin , Dallas and Houston my money is on West but just barely over Matthew.
Abbott is just another “yes” man.
I hope he’s gone. He did nothing to help.