ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this weekās winter storm
Read full article: ERCOT: No energy source was safe from this weekās winter stormSAN ANTONIO ā Top officials of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the agency that regulates the stateās electric grid, said Friday that no energy source was safe from the massive winter storm this week. AdThat choice kept the stateās electric grid from a possible catastrophic blackout, ERCOT officials previously said. (KSAT)The deadly storm has reignited arguments about the stateās energy plan, including whether it over invested in renewable energy sources. Still, wind energy accounts for less than a quarter of the stateās electricity, a figure that is lower in winter months, ERCOT officials said. AdThat supply, according to ERCOT officials, would have been just as vulnerable to the elements.